How much cypress do you have over the UTH? If its a lot oyu may try thinning it out a little bit. Also the ambient room temps in your house can affect how hot the UTH will heat it to. Usually tho it has to be pretty darn cold in your house but most UTH's are built to work with 68 degree room temps. If you notice your UTH getting to hot then look into getting a dimmer/rehostat or a thermostat to control it. So you should have 88 - 90 degree's on the UTH (Hot spot)and an ambient (air temp) of 80 - 82.

I personally use a lamp aswell to keep ambient temps up but I have it set up on thermostat and it is a night viewing bulb that can be used 24/7 without disturbing my ball. Ofcourse its harder to keep humidity up but with a wet towel layed on 60% of the screen top and misting every few days its good to go! Eventually a boaphile plastics cage will be his new home!



Eventually you will find that if temps are not in the range there supposed to be, off feed your ball will go. Not a big deal just get them back up and feeding will resume. There are ofcourse other factors that can cause it but in your case it sounds like temps!



Good luck hope this helps.



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