New ball python owner, seriously need advice

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My house AC goes around 78 to even 69 at night( ive been trying to not put it so low lately). The glass tank is located in my living room right now but i will put it on my bedroom soon..either a day before eating or 2 affer eating( considering he’ll take the food, i havent fed him yet.)Which do you recommend?
The thermostat i have is the Jumpstart one, I dont think its in your good list of Stats since is meant for plants, i just saw a youtuber recommend it. I really have no knowledge regarding temperature control devices besides mentions here and there, so i was trying to keep it simple. Ive been trying to cut the spendings short because i have spent some money already plus other personal things that need my financial attention. But if given the advice and a specific setup ill definetly switch to whatever is more beneficial for my python. The reason Im even here is because the last i want is to kill it with irresponsible care.

im so happy to read you're more concerned with safety than price. TBH a reliable thermostat protects you and your home as well as the snake; a runaway heating element for pets is a common cause of house fires.

you will need a second thermostat with your house conditions. i stared out using Jumpstart thermostats, and i still have them for backups; one quarantine enclosure of mine still uses one. now i use expensive yet reliable Herpstats (Herpstat 2 and a few Herpstat intro+) and i have one VE300 (Vivarium Electronics). the thing that sucks about the cheaper thermostats is that they run and either 100% or 0% with no inbetween. for a cheap electronic control, over time this will easily cause the unit to fail, and since our snakes live 20+ years, this is not ideal.

i used a Jumpstart for almost 3 years without fail, but i would NOT take the risk of assuming it won't fail on you. i consider Jumpstarts an economical bridge between now and the time it takes to throw that money down on a reliable thermostat (Herpstats).

i hope this helped! you do need an ambient heat source. lmk if this was confusing or if you're having issues getting another electronic control.