(my first post) ball python temperature setup

[CALM Pythons]

Oh and my enclose is a 20L, I am looking at a male, so they won't get an large.

For a 20L considering your house is no colder than 65 I would go with a 100 Watt CHE and use Tin Foil & a hand towel over the top for heat and humidity. That is what I used in 20L & 33L quarantine tanks. Kept my cool side 78-82.

[Mind_boy]

You guys are so helpful! Thank you. This might sound bad, but I think I am just going to stick with my gosh terrarium, I have eco Earth so I know that the humidity will be able to be kept up, and my house isn't very dry. I will probably get a super low wattage CHE die to the fact that the tells just need to be bumped up a tad, but my heat mat is just around 91-94, that shouldn't be too hot.

[CALM Pythons]

You guys are so helpful! Thank you. This might sound bad, but I think I am just going to stick with my gosh terrarium, I have eco Earth so I know that the humidity will be able to be kept up, and my house isn't very dry. I will probably get a super low wattage CHE die to the fact that the tells just need to be bumped up a tad, but my heat mat is just around 91-94, that shouldn't be too hot.

94 is to hot.. If the hot spot is to hot and your snake goes to the Cool hide to get away but your cool hide is to cool your going to end up with problems. Respiratory Infections can come on & they're no joke. If you don't have $$ for a quality thermostat you wont have $$ for a Herp Vet. Get a 100 watt CHE & save for a thermostat that controls 2 heat sources. Good luck with your noodle.

[Mind_boy]

You sure 94 is to hot? Most other sources say 88-96 for hotside, but even if 94 is too hot, my hot spot is not 94 despite what I said earlier. It's chillin' around 91. Making a peek at 92. so there is %50 of the problem taken care of lol. Thank you again, and please don't get too concerned, I am going to a popular reptile show Feb 18, so my noodle isn't here yet.

[Godzilla78]

Yes, 94 is too hot. You said you have 91 now, that is perfect. Are you controlling the temperature with a digital thermostat probe?

[CALM Pythons]

You sure 94 is to hot? Most other sources say 88-96 for hotside, but even if 94 is too hot, my hot spot is not 94 despite what I said earlier. It's chillin' around 91. Making a peek at 92. so there is %50 of the problem taken care of lol. Thank you again, and please don't get too concerned, I am going to a popular reptile show Feb 18, so my noodle isn't here yet.

I dont know where your reading but im 29 years into snake owning and hot side is 88-91 max for Balls.

[Virago]

Yes, 94 is too hot. You said you have 91 now, that is perfect. Are you controlling the temperature with a digital thermostat probe?

I personally think a bp would be fine at 95 but thermometers and thermostats arent 100% accurate. so to be on the safe side keep it a 90 or a bit below.

[Zincubus]

Hey guys, I just have a quick question about my this for my ball python setup. On the heat mat on the warm side is measuring just at 92 degrees, which I hear is perfect, my copy side thought is not. It is measuring at about 73 degrees, (it just bumped down to 72.5 then back up to72.7). Is that too cold? I am scared if I get a CHE it is only going to get too hot, and then humidity will be a pain. It is also winter so it will just get warmer, do I ask my parents to bump up the temp just one degree? Or will my ball python be perfectly fine at 73 degrees on the cold side?

First question ...

What kind of thermometer are you using to take the temperatures ?


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[Mind_boy]

I'm using an electronic probe that was rated very well on Amazon.

[Zincubus]

Don't know what an electric probe is to be honest .
As long as it's accurate and is suitable for taking SURFACE temps that's fine .

Presumably it's got a wired probe attached or it's a digital temp gun ?


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