Hello, I rescued a baby ball python from a girl who impulsively bought the baby and soon realized she wanted nothing to do with him. I set him up in a 10 gal glass tnk, lots of foliage, two hides, water bowl, the essentials. I'm waiting to feed him on Saturday so that he has time to settle in first. I own many other pets, but this is my first reptile/snake. I've wanted one for a long time so I knew the care for one and all that good stuff. I know the cool side should be at 80-85 degrees, and the hot at 90-96. I'm using a small zoomed UTH. and a Jumpstart thermostat as recommended by many people. I connected the pad onto the thermostat and itll read the temp I set it on, but the substrate does not feel warm at ALL. The pad under the tank feels slightly, but the substrate doesnt.
I have the thermostats probe inside the tank on top of the glass, heat pad under tank. I've heard some people putting the probe in between pad and glass. I'm not sure if thats the right way or not? Please help with this.
Anyway, is the substrate suppose to feel warm?**** or do I not feel anything bc human bodies are already pretty warm. I bought an extra thermometer/Hydrometer by zoomed. I'm not sure at all if its accurate though. Do you guys recommend something else?
I only have about an inch of substrate. and the jump start under the substrate is reading 95, meanwhile the zoomed thermometer is reading at 88. Could it be lower bc of the substrate despite there only being an inch?
the baby, a dark champagne ball python (I named him October bc of his orange head) he rather spend his time climbed up the foliage right underneath the mesh lid instead of his hides. This makes me worry that the temp isnt right
I'm trying my best, but I could use you guys help.
Sorry this post is all over the place btw.
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