hey there stumbled upon this lovely site yesterday afternoon, it's been incredibly informative, so first a "thank you" is in order!

here's my issue...i had a female ball about four years ago and unfortunately she died i was so upset, and it was frustrating because i couldn't figure out what happened. now i've got a beautiful baby male being shipped to me in a couple of days, and i have a small concern. as far as housing, i still have the aquarium from lily so i'm just going to use that again. the top is wood (with holes of course for ventilation) and a light bulb fixed to the top of the underside. this was the only heat source i had and i'm worried that it wasn't enough. i'm not too concerned about the snake burning himself, as lily never had any issues with that. should i get an undertank heating pad as well? also, i don't recall ever turning the light off, and i've read some caresheets that suggest implementing light cycles. is this necessary or healthier?

i also didn't have any way to measure the temp or humidity last time, so i'm going to invest in one of those accu-rite therm/hygro's i've read a lot about.

i would really like to avoid another disaster, it was so upsetting! so i wanna make sure i get the light/heat issue straightened out. any help would be much appreciated!


peace<3,
lane