Temperature drop when my boa is gravid?

[Nightflight99]

Originally Posted by Justinbolleurs

would an ambient temperature be better than an heating pad or some heat substance?

29-30 degrees Celsius is fine for ambient temperatures, but I would also provide a hot spot by using the lowest wattage heat pad that you can find. Use a rheostat or thermostat to control the hot spot, and you should be golden. The climate in Mpumalanga can be pretty brutal his time of year, but at least your heating costs are minimized...

Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

From my understanding, temp drops are used before even introducing the animals. It is not used while courting, and certainly is not ever used while gravid. A gravid female needs all the heat she can get, it could harm her to drop it while she's got babies a-cookin'.

The OP is asking about temperature drops in the context of nighttime drops, not cycling. Nighttime drops to 27 degrees Celsius are perfect for a gravid female.

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by Nightflight99

The OP is asking about temperature drops in the context of nighttime drops, not cycling. Nighttime drops to 27 degrees Celsius are perfect for a gravid female.

Ah makes more sense.