With it being in the 70's on the cool end, it is too hot on the

warm end. If you had much cooler ambient temps, it would work out. I would make sure it is in the high 80s or so in you situation, and monitor the temp at the belly surface of the enclosure too, not above in the air. Temps of just 70's to 100 is too warm in those confines, low-mid 70's to high 80's will work fine in that situation though.

Now if you had ambient outside cage temps was something like 60F and you had 94-100F on the very far end, it would be different. It is all very relative to any given situation. And if it was a bigger enclosure it would work too....see what I mean?. It's all extremely relative to other things going on in the immediate area and inside the cage.

Again, make SURE you accurately monitor the temps correctly at the cage floor surface. I've seen many folks overheat and kill their snakes by just assuming things.

Also, place some tight hides on either ends and read what the temps are inside. You also don't want them to have to choose proper temps over feeling secure and hidden either if you can help it.

cheers, ~Doug
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