My little bull is here - Page 2

akane · 11-30-16, 03:39 PM

I did bake one of my earthworms though lol

**EL Ziggy** · 11-30-16, 03:49 PM

IMO Bulls don't really need high temps. I use UTHs on all my colubrid enclosures. My bulls have a hot spot of about 84-86F max and they mostly use it when they're digesting. Other than that they're usually on their cool sides which is about 75F and cooler during the winter.

akane · 11-30-16, 05:52 PM

I was reading more like 85F on the high end for a bull. That is why I question the top of my rock stack getting 90.

Humble308 · 12-01-16, 05:46 PM

I keep my gophers at 75 ambient and hot spot of 85-87 and they're doing fine. Like EZ all my of snakes only seem to use the hot side after eating, often times only with a portion of their body on the spot.

I wouldn't worry about 90 as they'll just move away from it if they don't need it.

**Andy_G** · 12-01-16, 05:58 PM

If the hot spot is entirely too hot sometimes it won't be used at all, but if there is a gradient even on the hot side then you'll be fine. They'll tolerate a wide range of temps but any lower than 68 for ambient or any hotter than about 86-88 and you'll have issues with nose rub and inconsistent feeding.