I see. I thought the sun would also aid in keeping it comfortable too, but I guess not. I don't live in a cold climate in general, and lately its been a bit unseasonably warm for the past couple of weeks (we live in Southern Nevada). We don't let the snake bask in the sun all morning, we cut the blinds on it after about 45 minutes to an hour or so.

So far since my observations between yesterday afternoon and night and this morning, there hasn't been any noticable squeaking emitting from our Python anymore. Normal and constant breathing. There's parts of its head region that's showing shedding signs, so we're watching closely for that to see when it happenes/finally peels off.

I will definitely up the temperature on both sides of the tank, thank you. Also, would the room temperature have any effect whatsoever? We have our BP in a standard glass tank.