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Since I'm just starting out with my ball I have been doing a lot of research and been getting a lot of different answers. I have heard that the only heating source needed in a room that gets good daylight is a heat tape (which I have) and also have heard that they also need heat lights. I have heard that with lights you need to have about 10-14 hours of light a day. I am not allowed to keep my snake in my bedroom (I have a not so herp friendly girlfriend) so I am forced to keep him in my living room. I am struggling at this time of year with the temperature changes to keep him at a constant temp. What I want to know is whether or not flipping the basking light on and off throughtout the day would mess up his day/night schedule. I have been leaving it on most of the day and turning it off at night, but sometimes during the day he gets hot and I turn it off. Should I get a rheostat? Also, the room he is in has plenty of daylight. The heat changes aren't drastic but I want to know if there is anything I should do that will keep it more constant.
 
Heat lights are NOT necessary, especially if at times it is getting too warm for him with them on.

You should always be using some sort of a thermostat with your heat tape, however. Having a thermostat helps not only avoid your snake getting baked, it also helps to keep the temps more constant, even with somewhat fluctuating room temps. He should also have a hide on the cool end of the tank where he can get away to if he feels the need, besides a hide on the warm end.
 
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Thanks, I do have a nide on the cool, and he does seem to switch sides. Its good to know that the light is not necessary.
 
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