HELP!! my new BP won't eat!

[Janus]

Dont drop the heat on a Baby!

So I should keep the lamp? Or just keep a consistant temp for 24 hours a day?

[Shelby]

Temps should always be consistant over the whole day/night unless you are breeding the snakes.

Get rid of the lamp.. but first buy two thermostats and another under tank heater. Set up the thermostat to keep the warm side at 92-94 degrees, and the other t-stat to keep the second UTH at 82-84.

[Janus]

Ok, so pardon my ignorance, but the thermostats control the temperature of the heat pads? Right now my head pad covers about 20% of the tank and only has an on/off switch

[unimom]

Yes, your thermostats control the heat in the tank, the probe is attached to the heating device and controls the heat output, and thermometer helps you to decide what temp to set up the thermostats at. At least that they way I have mine set up.

[elevatethis]

The heat pad method that they described works well. Only thing is, you have to go buy a bunch of extra stuff.

Heat lamps are OK to use as long as you do something else to compensate for the humidity issues related to using them. Here's the first tank I ever set up for a ball python:


You will still need to mist the cage daily, and there are few things that plastic wrap and duct tape won't fix. Spend some time with it and make it look nice, this method will save you some money. Just make sure that you have the appropriate wattage bulb in infared trim, so you can leave it on 24/7. I never had any problems with this setup.