heat and light questions

[mikem11]

Hi,I am getting my very first BP and i am having trouble keeping the temperature right.I bought a glass vivarium and it came with a screen top and two lights.one light is red and one is blue.The blue bulb is very bright.And the red one is very dim.I also have a UTH and that is on a thermostat,set at 85-88 degrees.My house temp is set at 62 degrees at night.should i use both lights or just one.I am confused and i am trying to have the tank set up before i get our BP.It also seems like all the heat is escaping through the screen? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks

[Phreak]

Try covering half the top with saran wrap or a towel and see how that works. This method also helps if your humidity is too low.

[juddb]

As long as one side is at a constant 92-94 degrees and a cooler side of about 80-82, and humidity at about 45 to 55 24 hrs a day, he should be ok.... Also an ambeint temp of 80 ... Here you go check this link out
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=59
This should help you out...

[juddb]

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=32800
this should help too.

[mikem11]

do i put a heat source over my uth or do i put it over the cool end since that is at a low temp?

[Holy Balls]

Yes, the lights should go over your UTH. One side heat 92 - 94 and one side cool 80-82 as stated in the earlier reply. The blue bulb is day and red bulb is night. Check your temps. Keep them at the right degrees and the humidty around 50 - 60%.

[rmune0750]

take my advice, scratch that glass vivarium and get a plastic tub....I recently did it and it was a VERY good decision