Since balls don't really care a whole lot about light, being burrowers, photoperiods don't matter a whole lot. You can also go with the clear tubs like mentioned above

I started using a rheostat when I started using tubs and all I do is turn the dial down a bit at night. I did use a thermometer with a high/low record setting to make sure temps were what I wanted when I wasn't there. Then again, there's a school of thought ( I know someone on this forum has observed this) that there doesn't need to be any change in temperature at all at night for balls to thrive, so it's up to you.

G'luck!

~jenny
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1.2 normal ball pythons (Cindy, Darwin, and Periscope)
0.2 rescue chinese water dragons (Yoni and Linga)
0.0.1 Mountain Horned Lizard
1.0 rex rat (Scurvy)
1.0 gerbil (Yerbul)
0.1 mice (Cute Girl Mousy)
0.1 bunny (Spazz)
1.1 betta fishes (Vicious and Killer)
2.2 great danes (Shasta, Odysseus, Merlot, and Watson)
1.0 fat fuzzy mutt (Smokey)
1.1 cats (Thidwick and Turtle)
3.0 horses (Buddy, Sam, and Scout)
1.0 goat (Billy Jack)
0.0.1 chupacabra (it ate our chickens)

jenny.thegreenes.org

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• Photoperiods and rubermaids - BrandonR, Thu Feb 15 13:39:04 2007
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