Ball python heating help

[Wowdude11]

This is not intended to sound at all snarky, but: why?

Honestly i just thought some plants would give the snake more of a feel of hiding. but he just runs them over.


I don't have any standard recommendations for amount of vents, though I would be very, very hesitant to use a fan for ventilation. The advantage of passive ventilation (which operates on the basic physics of warm and moist air rising) is that it is self-regulating: when more is needed, more air flows; as the enclosure cools and dries out, less air flows. Fans can and do overventilate, unless there's a complex controller that takes into account both RH and temp, and even then hardware functionality isn't entirely reliable (especially RH meters).

[Quote}I agree that troubleshooting other factors before cutting holes is best. My own practice if a little more venting is needed is to leave one of the sliding doors open a crack (keep in mind that the door needs to be secured against escapes; I use showcase locks on my sliding door snake enclosures).

i never thought about that. im going to open the glass a little. also i turned off the halogen light and only have the DHP, and plant light on and uvb. ill see how it turns out