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i figured out the heating with out a pad.i got a 25 watt bulb and it keeps the air temp sround 80 and the basking spot at 90.so thanks for all your help!

lights don't work at night when they are off

lights dry out a tank and a ball really badly

under tank heaters with moist cypress mulch that can be wetted is better....(with thermostat or dimmer switch for proper temps)..

balls like it humid more.........and like 84 degrees......
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...........and with that stick....he would dig up cobra and python eggs...............................

I tried the whole dimmer switch thing... I think it is a bad idea. If the amps or volts on the line change even a little, it throws it all off. Once I checked it and found what I thought was 90F was 110F and I thought my heat tape was going to burn up. I have a bunch of unused dimmers now. The best solution I figured out (now you have to be somewhat good at electronics) is to buy a $20 battery powered home thermostat from homedepot... make some modifications... and for about $30-$40 you have a digital thirmostat thats just as good as the ones anyone else is selling.

If anyone wants to try making this I will post plans if you ask... but I dont want to take the time to make them if no one cares. This will require a small bit of soldiering, and knowing what you are doing.

Ben

LOL -

I tried to tell him that yesterday but he said he can't afford to set up his animal properly.

Oh well he'll find out the hard way.

Maybe he'll listen to you.
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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

7.33.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

noone ever listens to me unless I say somehting to click their buttons and make them mad.....make them think.....make them aware that all people aren't believing all the hype?...

.....anyways......

.........dimmer switches.yea.bad idea but I remember the no money part so I threw it in......

I paid 1800$ for 2 racks and $200 for the thermostat.......

..........heck.......what do we pay for one bale of aspen?.........

......still haven't gotten that new arctic snow or whatever the white wood stuff is........(not care fresh I don't like carefresh at all)......

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...........and with that stick....he would dig up cobra and python eggs...............................

a heat pad is not the only way to heat the cage for a bp.i appretiate you guys helping me but i got the temps right and didnt have to spend more the $5.and i am setting up the snake right.i have the hides the water bowl the temps are fine and the humidity is fine.

How do you know the humidity is right, did your snake tell you? I guess you'll find out next shed.

Also, how do you heat at night, or is your bulb on 24/7. Good luck feeding in about a month or less.

a heat pad is not the only way to heat a bp.and almost everyone i no and talk to uses a heat lamp and there snakes are fine.