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A question about the "cool side" of the enclosure

M

Markey

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If the cool side of my enclosure stays around 69-70 degrees on the main level (I have four levels), should I run a uth mat with a thermostat set around 72-75 on the cool side to keep the cool side warm enough?
I do use basking lamps and my second, third, and fourth levels are all where they should be (within normal limits) but I could never get my main level cool side any higher than 70 degrees. Several people in the past told me this was ok but I'm finding that after four years a lot of the things I thought I knew were wrong...
I'm currently running two uth mats on the warm side and my levels are great 87-88 inside the hide (temps checked regularly) and 83 degrees on top of the substrate (temps checked regularly) where there isn't a hide.
 
I wouldn't worry about it as long is there is a true gradient between the lowest and highest temps you specify. Does the snake have a 75* zone? A 78* zone? An 81* zone, etc. all the way up to the mid-80s? If so, I don't see a problem.
 
I dunno. My snake spends an aweful lot of time on the 68-69 degree end of the tank - by choice. I wouldn't stress out about it.
 
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