I am getting a baby ball python soon and I have the below setup:
34 quart plastic bin
6 x 8 inch UTH
The UTH says it is for 10-20 gallons, and 34 quarts is only 8.5 gallons, so I thought it might actually be too hot. But it seems like it might be too cold. Directly over the heat pad the temperature is just a bit above 90 degrees, which I think is good. However, the temperature rapidly drops off, and is in the 80's along the edge of the heat pad. The rest of the tank seems to be about 75 degrees, and the farthest point from the heat pad is 72 degrees.
Is this too cold? Could I be measuring the temperature wrong? It seems like the tank ought to be hotter.
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