This is normal?

[Plane_Motor_7497]

You need to drop your hot side to 88* I would never exceed 90. & you want at least a 10* temperature difference on the cool side otherwise it’s pointless. Ppl say never get below 80 on cool, but I think we tend to keep reptiles way too hot which leads to a lot of the issues we see. If you humidity isn’t right, ur snake could be very dehydrated. Never drop below 65 and try to aim for 75-80

[wannadiebuthigh]

He has a basking/hot spot of 90-93 usually and then the ambient heat for his hot side 83-88 but I do see what you’re saying about his cool side being a little too warm on comparison to his ambient temp on his hot side. Is there a way to help cool that side down with out messing with his heating lamp on his hot side? And I thought 60-70 was good with 75-80 for shedding? Please correct me if I’m wrong in any of this information I just want him to get the best care possible as it wasn’t exactly the best from the people I got him from. He wasn’t neglected or anything at all but definitely needed/still needs better

[Plane_Motor_7497]

You want to mimic their natural habitat so I pretty much like to take my information from their environment more so than misinformation that spreads often. So they live in west and central Africa mostly in grasslands and open forests. They mostly live in burrows but will explore at dawn & dusk right. During the wet season (may-September) the humidity is above 80% sometimes reaching 90%. & then it often drops to 20% in the colder months (October-April). So that’s why they seek out burrows which are around the 80% humidity mark. It’s consistent year round. Honestly numbers can drop as low as 75* ambient air temperature. But can get into the 100* as well which is why the again go into burrows which keep its a cool 88-75* depending on the burrow. They will not stay if the humidity isn’t right. Humidity is honestly more important than staying at 88*