I'm having trouble preparing for a BP.

[Hey]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

75 is fine. In the winter I would either heat the room or have a low wattage bulb for ambient air temps(25-40 watt) is all you will need for a tank as small as 10 gallons.

Originally Posted by Terranaut

My wife would move out at 60º.
Heat the room to 7?º. This will balance everything out same as summer.

So, provided that room temperature remains stable at around 75, the climate inside of the enclosure will be adequate?

Also, I was planning on getting a tub instead of a tank for now (I'll use the 10 gallon for when my Emp gets bigger). The temps will stay sufficient as long as I have heat one side?

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by Hey

So, provided that room temperature remains stable at around 75, the climate inside of the enclosure will be adequate?

Also, I was planning on getting a tub instead of a tank for now (I'll use the 10 gallon for when my Emp gets bigger). The temps will stay sufficient as long as I have heat one side?

If you are going to use a tub the heat should be sufficient until Winter. If your room gets to 60F as you say, you should put the tub near some sort of heat such as a heat lamp.

You can hang the heat lamp about 6 inches above the tub and place the thermostat probe directly on top of the tub and set it to "x" temperature so that the cool side gets to 75f+.

[Hey]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

If you are going to use a tub the heat should be sufficient until Winter. If your room gets to 60F as you say, you should put the tub near some sort of heat such as a heat lamp.

You can hang the heat lamp about 6 inches above the tub and place the thermostat probe directly on top of the tub and set it to "x" temperature so that the cool side gets to 75f+.

Cool side temps are supposed to be in the low eighties, no?

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by Hey

Cool side temps are supposed to be in the low eighties, no?

High 70's low 80's. I personally keep them above 78F.

EDIT: During the day I give my ball pythons a 92F hotspot, ambient air temps of 80-84f. I give them a night drop to about 85F warm side and the rest of the enclosure will be around 78F.

[Hey]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

High 70's low 80's. I personally keep them above 78F.

EDIT: During the day I give my ball pythons a 92F hotspot, ambient air temps of 80-84f. I give them a night drop to about 85F warm side and the rest of the enclosure will be around 78F.

How do you keep and maintain those particular temps? What's the temp outside of the enclosure?

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by Hey

How do you keep and maintain those particular temps? What's the temp outside of the enclosure?

Racking system

I heat 23x16x6 tubs with 4" wide heat tape. The rack itself is made of PVC so the walls insulate the heat. Even when the room gets to 75F the coolside during the day will be 80-84F.

It may be harder to do if you use a tub and just leave it in the open with one heat source. If your house really gets that cold in the Winter I would use the method I suggested above. Either that or keep the tub in an enclosed area that will insulate heat (solid walls like a racking system).