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hey perhapse some one can give me some sound advice... i have this blood python, my first one i might add but the prob lum is that i cant get my temps up, the humidity is fine as a matter of fact its at80% which is too high well i dont know what eles to do because ive tried every thing.

this is what he's in right now

rubber made container from wal-mart with p;lenty of holes for air
news paper substrate
medium size water bowl
hide box
2 heatting pades one for 10 gallon tanks and the other one is a little smaller for 5-1/2 gallon tanks
temps are still low 77 degrees on the hot side and 70 on the cool side and i dont know what to do... the last thing i want is an RI

i dont know what the prob is its not like its cold in my house about 65-70 degrees

any ideas.

What are you using to measure the temp? Is it a temp gun or a digital thermometer, you just want to make sure its accurate. The other suggestion would buy a thermostat. That way you can dial up the temp if needed. I use flex-watt and a thermostat from Big Apple Herp. It works get for all my hondos and balls and I am gonna use it on my blood as well.

The problem is that 65-70 degrees for an ambient room temp IS cold when you're trying to achieve a temperature of 80 degrees within the enclosure.

Could you move the setup to a warmer part of your house?

>>hey perhapse some one can give me some sound advice... i have this blood python, my first one i might add but the prob lum is that i cant get my temps up, the humidity is fine as a matter of fact its at80% which is too high well i dont know what eles to do because ive tried every thing.
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>>this is what he's in right now
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>>rubber made container from wal-mart with p;lenty of holes for air
>>news paper substrate
>>medium size water bowl
>>hide box
>>2 heatting pades one for 10 gallon tanks and the other one is a little smaller for 5-1/2 gallon tanks
>> temps are still low 77 degrees on the hot side and 70 on the cool side and i dont know what to do... the last thing i want is an RI
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>>i dont know what the prob is its not like its cold in my house about 65-70 degrees
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>>any ideas.
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You might also consider getting a small space heater. I had to get to put an oil filled heaters in front of my rack in the winter time to keep the temps up high enough. I keep my house between 70. Also check for drafts.
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a ceramic heat emitter should help you out.
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i'm not over weight i'm under tall

he can't use a cermanic heat emitter on a rubbermaid.

dude, get a better thermometer. My house is the same, and I get proper temps with a 5g zoomed uth.

not setting it on the rubbermaid but suspending above it.
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i'm not over weight i'm under tall