Quote Originally Posted by the_Ryno View Post
I just got my BP yesterday.

Should I try feeding it tomorrow since that is when it is normally fed, or wait till later in the week?
Also last night I turned off the heat light, and this morning when i woke up the tank was at about 80degrees on the hot side, is this to cool? Since i know it should be at about that on the cool side at night.
Should I try to keep the tank at a constant temp? I know some people say have a night time drop, and some say keep it at the same temp all the time.
Night drop is not necessary, and normally not recommended since BP's are nocturnal. Under tank heat should be your primary source of heat, since bps are mostly terrestrial, they need "belly heat". A heat lamp or ceramic heat emitter can be used to keep ambient temperature in the air in the acceptable range, but it can kill your humidity. The temps and humidity should remain pretty constant, except when they go in shed, then you want to increase the humidity. Look at the stickies and they will help you get the correct setup. My guess is this is what you need.

Under Tank heater-Depends on tank size, but probably about 25 bucks
Lamp dimmer-$8-9 connected to UTH to control heat output
Acurite Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer-12 bucks at walmart, excellent unit to measure 1 ground temp w/ the probe (usually under warm hide), humidity as well as ambient air temp.
Need two identical, snug hides, one on the cool side, one on the warm.
If yuo can keep your humidity about 50-60%, feel free to keep using the lamp, if not, you may want to try a lower wattage.

Hope this helps, and check out the stickies.

And, wait a week to feed. If his normal feed time was in a few days, we might say to try and feed, but this close after the move is too soon. Good luck.