Temps

dltrent · #1 (**permalink**) 10-03-2002, 10:49 PM

I have a ball python about 6 months old in a 20 gal. long and a 4 month old Red Tail Boa in a 40 gal long. The heat side is around 86-87..cool about 82-83. I have timers on all lights, Heat and flourescent go on at 7:00 a.m and off about 8: 00 p.m. giving them a day and night cycle. Last night the room got to about 73-74 degrees on my therms and was wondering if it got too cold in the room or is that ok? If not should I keep the heat lights on all night? will that be better? Thanks in advance... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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Heather · #2 (**permalink**) 10-03-2002, 10:53 PM

I would put a black light on the tank at night.
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eddie · #3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2002, 10:57 PM

Actually you need to raise your temps for day and night!
Pythons should NEVER be dropped below 75 degrees any way!
Check out the care sheet on them , to the left here and get the temps up to where they need to be!
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Dr.Oviparous · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2002, 10:41 AM

Ball python care

BCI (redtail) care

Best thing to do is to follow these links guide lines above and make changes to the temps as needed [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img].

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If you need extra heat at night and you want to use lights, make sure to stay away from regular store bought black lights for posters. There are black lights safe to use for herps, but you have to make sure the bulb you use specifically states this; otherwise it will hurt your snake's eyes in the long run if it is a normal black light. Normal black lights also do not produce enough heat to make a difference. Personally I prefer the red reptile bulbs. They light up the enclosure enough for you to observe the snake at night, and do not interrupt the photoperiod. -Juggalo

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skadiwolf · #5 (**permalink**) 10-29-2002, 07:51 PM

i would actually recommend not using a light at all, but instead either a UTH or a heating pad. i use one on the bottom of my tank in conjunction with an overhead basking lamp. during the day, it's set on low and during the night, it gets bumped up to high. this maintains both daytime temps and nighttime temps in a desirable range.

please note that there is at least an inch and a half of substrate between the pad and the snake. however, it works beautifully. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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talon · #6 (**permalink**) 10-29-2002, 08:23 PM

try a combination of heatpad or heat emmiter with a day bulb that will give you the correct temps or just use a heat pad and a flurocent for desired lighting. I finally set up a "reptile room" and keep my ambiant at 80 degrees and provide basking spots and extra heat where i need it. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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telefrag · #7 (**permalink**) 10-29-2002, 09:05 PM

I personally think your temps are fine.

Most (about 90%)of bp's in the US came from animals collected (or bred from animals collected) in Ghana.

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...h_climate.html

check out their high/low temps.

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najaboy · #8 (**permalink**) 10-30-2002, 07:49 AM

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Gotta disagree with you on such a broad statement, Eddie. Not all pythons are tropical animals. Some are temperate, and some even require brumation at 55 degrees.

Since the topic of the thread was balls though, I agree for the most part that they shouldn't drop below 75. While temperatures in their native range do dip below that, it induces a period of fasting, which is something that no ball python owner wants to deal with.
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