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#241417
Djm4life666
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WOW. 
ok i have my digital thermometors on the floor of my cage. i have 3 heat pads. i have a thermomtor on the floor of my cage and it reads 89 degrees on the warm side and 75 degrees on the cool side. is this bad. is the digital thermometors in the right place? they are fine on the floor. what is floor temps. the floor temps should be 90 on the warm side and 75 on the cool side right?
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02/05/05 11:26pm
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#241432
Lazerius
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 241417
WOW.
yeah may be a lil warm but snakes like warmth so yeah dude you should be cool.
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02/05/05 11:51pm
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#241584
Pelota
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Message To: Djm4life666 In reference to Message Id: 241417
WOW.
The warm side should be 90-95, and the cool side should be 80-85. 75 is too low for a ball python.Measure the temperatures from the inside of the hides. I bury my digital thermometer probes under the substrate so they lay right on the few layers of newspaper I have under the substrate. Gives me a nice belly temperature reading so I have a decent idea of what temperatures my snake gets when laying in her hides.
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02/06/05 06:55am
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#241585
N2t
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 241584
WOW.
isn’t 95 a bit warm for a bp? Not sure just curious.
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02/06/05 06:59am
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#241594
Pelota
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Message To: N2t In reference to Message Id: 241585
WOW.
Nope. As long as they have a cool side that is around 10 degrees cooler so they can thermoregulate, it should be fine. I know several breeders that keep their temps at 94 and 84, and they say their bp’s thrive with that. I personally like to keep my temps just around the middle at 93 and 83.
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02/06/05 07:16am
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#241685
SCSnakeman
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Message To: Pelota In reference to Message Id: 241594
WOW.
One method that works every time. Touch the bottom of the cage with the back of your hand. If it feels more than just barely warm, it is too hot. If it feels cool, it isn’t quite hot enough. Having a thermometer is best but every once in a while we need to check the temps by a tried and true method. This has been working since we have been on this planet.
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02/06/05 11:00am
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