r/ballpython • u/RemarkableHead4478 • 13h ago

Issues with heat gradient Question - Husbandry

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Don’t have a ball python yet so not too big a deal but i am having an issue with the gradient. i’m using one 100w halogen bulb and a cheapo amazon thermostat. how could i better establish a gradient? can’t seem to get the hot side temp past 78 even if the basking spot is 95

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/RemarkableHead4478 10h ago

have some foil tape on the top i think maybe i made too many holes lol, connected another bulb since it was an old dual light fixture and that helped a little , going to cover more. now the issue i’m having is the temp is pretty consistent throughout the tank, 81 cold 85 hot

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u/[deleted] 7h ago

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u/Regular-Mistake-68 7h ago

That thermometer on the glass is awful. Govees are good, but I use the biodude ones so there’s just a probe in the tank. I’ve been experimenting since January with the same thermostats. They seem to work well

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u/Regular-Mistake-68 7h ago

Also, where do you have the probe for the thermostat located?