Reduce the heat some under your warm side by doing whatever you have to do (raising up slightly, etc...). That will leave very acceptable temps on both sides. Remember, they don't need (or even like) the higher temps that other lowland tropical subspecies such as hondurensis, stuarti, polyzona, etc...can. A thermogradient is fine, but the andesiana MUST be able to seek cooler temps when it wants to. Ironically, thermo-gradient choice is optimum for every snake enclosure. Heck, if you had a bin that was 20 feet long, you could have it freezing on one side, and scorching on the other. ........It's all relative.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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