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Too warm for a UTH? Heating issues--

nailgun529

nailgun529

Art Student Owl
I bought a UTH like a good little minion. However I did not know it's usually 78-82F degrees in my room and therefore Vipera's container (except at night, it drops to 75)... Should I wait until it gets cooler to even think about using the heater or try to find a heat lamp?

This is a big concern to me right now because I a) am extremely paranoid about Vipera's well-being and b) plan on attempting to feed her this weekend and want to be able to get my temps right so she doesn't regurge. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
As snakes require belly heat to aid in digestion a heat lamp is unnecessary. Pick up either a rheostat and thermometer, or a thermostat to regulate the UTH. Since it's quite warm in her viv already you'll either be keeping the rheostat on low, possibly turning it on and off frequently, or a thermostat will do that for you.
 
I'd keep the UTH on, and set it at about 84F or so, using a thermostat. It gets cool at night.
 
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