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06-30-03, 12:44 PM
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What's the right Tempeture?
Whats the right temperature for a ball python. What is it suppose to be aroud in the day, and what is it suppose to stay aorund in the night? Well another question is also the humidity. What should the humdity be? (night/day) Try to help me peeps. Well Later 
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06-30-03, 03:39 PM
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Hot spot should be 90-95. Cool end 80-85 day no lower then 75 at night. Humidity should be 60% I think but to be honest I've always kept mine on news paper and never woried about it. I spray the cage once a day during a shed cycle.
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Trevor
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06-30-03, 03:42 PM
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My tempeture seems to always stay at 80-85 during the day? Is this fine?
My humdity is always beetweens 60-70.
I have a undertanks heater but i use to have a heat lamp but i accedently broke the bulb. If i buy a bulb would u think the temp would go up?
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06-30-03, 03:48 PM
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No, 90-95. If you add a bulb you're adding heat, yes it will go up. How much depends on the bulbs wattage and the size of the tank. Don't guess what your temps are spend $15 and get a digital thermometer with a max/min memory and wire probe. Place the probe on the hot spot to be sure. Leave it there over night then hit the memory button to know what the temp rang is.
Trevor
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06-30-03, 06:02 PM
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Well i got one of those thermometers that are little circles. The pack came with 2 (a humdity and temp. one). It cost me around 12 bucks for that at petco. Are those good enough. i put them in the middle. It shows the temp. is 84 and humdity is 57%.
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06-30-03, 07:07 PM
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I keep my pythons, balls and burm, at 90-92 warm side, 82-83 cool side. The temps your ball python is being kept at will almost ensure that it comes down with an RI(respiratory infection. I would recommend upping the temps ASAP.
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06-30-03, 07:41 PM
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Exactly what Trev. said. And don't keep your snake at ONE temperature. Give it a choice. Ever hear of the term "basking"? Yeah, reptiles invented it. It one way in which they thermoregulate. And its your job to give them the temperatures that allows them to properly thermoregulate. Just like Trev. said.
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06-30-03, 07:46 PM
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but it all depens were you live. I live in sunny california and it been pretty hot lately so i have stopped turning on my uth at night
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07-02-03, 01:05 PM
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What are some things that may help bring the temp. up?
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07-02-03, 02:19 PM
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Have you found out yet excatly what the temp is on the hot spot or are you still using that round thing? If you are you still don't know what your hot spot temp is exactly. If it is still stuck to the side in the midle of the tank tare it off and lay it on the hot spot. That is a start but they are not accurate enough. What size/type of heat source are you using? How big is the cage, what are you using for substrate? Where is it located in your home? What is the room teperature in the room he is in? If your still using those round thermometers then your still guessing. Laying an aquarium thermometer, the glass tube kind, on the hot spot is a better then what you are using now.
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07-02-03, 04:05 PM
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Yo whats up Trevor.
Im not sure whatt the hot spot is, but where i have the light that where the term. is. Well right now it it 88. im only using the under tanks heat right now because i accedently broke the bulb trying to take it off. Hopefully i get a heat bulb soon. The cage is 30x 12 x 12. My kind of substrate is the reptibark thing they sell in packages. It located almost close to the door, on top of the litle tv entertainmetn system. My room temp is always around 80. Rigth now it 88 because its a hot California day. Yea im still using those round thermometers. What are those aquarium thermometers, and where can i get them. how much are they cuz i really dont want to spend more money.. I have to buy fireworks.  And again thanks
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07-03-03, 06:20 AM
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DrunkShadow,
Forget the fireworks and get a proper digital thermometer and get your tank setup right (thermostat/dimmer switch on heat pad and overhead light). The little round things are not accurate enough, they are o.k. for a quick check in the middle of the tank, but you need to know EXACTLY what the hot spot measurement is. Due yourself a favor,.. listen to what people are recommending. Fireworks are for a day, your BP is for life. Think of the well being of the animal.
Jim
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07-03-03, 12:02 PM
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I couldn't have said it better.
Trevor
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