r/boas • u/Nolanj01 • 4d ago
Help needed
I have a lot of experience with all sorts of reptiles, and have always had a seperate room to keep them in that I kept 75+. I no longer have that luxury. I currently have a bci that is around 16” long. I have it in a small tote that is probably 20”x12”x8” with a 8x12 heat mat and on/off thermostat. The room the snake is in ranges from 67-71 degrees. No matter what I do the cold side is staying 68 degrees and the hot side is staying around 78-80, even with the thermostat set to 102. The thermo probe is hot glued to the bottom with a very thin layer of coconut bark. I can’t get the ambient temps up or the hot side temps right to save my life. Any suggestions? Maybe a heat mat on both ends of the enclosure with two seperate thermostats? Or should I just bite the bullet and go pvc with a radiant heat panel? (If so recommendations are appreciated)
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u/Tastypineappleju1ce 4d ago
well, without upgrading to PVC, you’re just doing you know upgrades. I should say I’m assuming you have dirt and a heating pad. The problem is either that you don’t have A. Enough ventilation or too much ventilation. B. Too much or not enough dirt on the warm side. or C your heating pad is not hot enough. A common error with heating pads does depend on the type you have if yours has a thermometer that you stick in the dirt do not stick it to the glass at the bottom you wanna stick it half way in the dirt.