Mega-ray

[Travic]

Here ya go, please read this: http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=59
This ought to help you a ton! Let us know if this helps clear your confusion and frustration.

That helped a little.

By lamp I meant the UVB light you said you are using. If you are keeping your bp in a plastic tub, I'm curious to know how exactly you have the light set up. As far as the heating pad goes, what brand is it? Also, what exactly are you using to measure the temperature in the tub?

I don't have a light. I was just asking about a certain light to see if it was a good one. I'm using a UTH. I'm measuring temps with an Acu-rite thermometer/humidity sensor. Probably the exact same one mentioned in that FAQ.

If your still having troubles, try and give us dimensions of everything your using, and even better a picture. A tub should not be hard to heat up.

The tub is 22"L x 16"W x 11"H

Are you using a human heating pad? You need a thermostat to control the heat. I can't speak to UTH brands since mine are on flex watt, but you need a t'stat. Ambient temps are air temps; mine are usually right around 78-80F. My belly heat surface is 92F and my cool side surface is 84-85F. Does this help?

Yes it's a human pad. Once again I was told "That'll work fine" but of course it isn't and I want to make absolutely sure I've got a good system this time. And yes that does help. Specifically listing belly temp helps a lot. I was freaking out about getting the ambient temps to 90 degrees.