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I was wondering how low can you go...ive been keeping my boa and tic at around as low as 70 at night as ambient but 24/7 there is always a basking site on the heat pad at 90-95......but 10 hours a night its between 70-75 on the cools ide is this ok?> it seems to be because both of them even at night seem to be on the cool side 80% of the time although I do see them on the warm side too its perfect as if they go back and forth like there supposed to...just looking for some opinions.
thanks

I would go by the temps from where they live. I do not think they have consistent 70-degree nights on Indonesian islands - more like 80 degrees or so, which is the standard cool-end temp recommended for pythons.

The thing to avoid is a hot spot in a cold cage, which you get from just a heat mat in normal room temps. Retics are tropical animals and should be kept as such.

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From what I have been advised, 75 - 80 degrees is OK for low side.
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Just an FYI on actual habitat temps. Night-time low temps in Indonesia and Southeast Asia typically run low to mid 70’s in the cool season and mid to high 70’s during the warm season.

Kelly

thankls everyone who answered.....by comparing all forums and this forums results I got Id say it would be ok and actually ideal that the cool temps are low 70s a few people have actually said retics as well as condas are the few snakes that enjoy the cooler temps

NERD care sheet:

http://www.newenglandreptile.com/CareRetic.html

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