...I routinely offer a temp of about 100 degrees to ALL of my BP at the very back of the cage, INCLUDING juveniles. I guess you all would be surprised at how often the snakes coil up over this hot spot. Even juvenile males! The only ones who are not offered 100F are my adult males. And believe me my snakes thrive! Adult females that are feeding heavily often will spend hours tucked up to the back of the tub. However, checking with a temp gun their surface temps rarely exceed 88F. Now during the breeding season I'm careful to avoid temps higher than low 90F.



The KEY is to allow the snakes easy 'escape' from this high temp. The main error that newcomers do is make the hot spot TOO LARGE. Five to 10 percent of the floor in the very back of the cage is sufficient.

Scott J. Michaels DVM

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• Is 100 degrees too hot on the hot side? - BallHeaded, Thu Jan 22 00:16:24 2004
• RE: Is 100 degrees too hot on the hot side? - IMO, Thu Jan 22 00:43:01 2004
• RE: Is 100 degrees too hot on the hot side? - LaBete, Thu Jan 22 11:27:09 2004
• Yes, too warm .... - Carmichael, Thu Jan 22 15:09:44 2004
• RE: Is 100 degrees too hot on the hot side? - BallHeaded, Thu Jan 22 17:33:36 2004
• RE: Is 100 degrees too hot on the hot side? - VoiceOfTruth, Thu Jan 22 21:56:53 2004
• By the way the non-digital thermometers are called Analog gauges - danot2serious1, Thu Jan 22 23:00:01 2004
• HATE to be the odd man out BUT.... - serpentcity, Fri Jan 23 21:32:58 2004
• RE: HATE to be the odd man out BUT.... - IMO, Fri Jan 23 23:02:42 2004
• RE: HATE to be the odd man out BUT.... - jfmoore, Sat Jan 24 06:50:09 2004
• Sorry about delay in clarification... - serpentcity, Sun Feb 1 18:40:44 2004