Worth the money?

[joeyjoe9876]

Big enclosures make happy snakes, looking great so far!

[kueluck]

I'm sorta at a stand still for now. Waiting for the sliding door track, digital thermostat for heat mats & cupboard screen vents to come in. Gonna order the glass panels Monday and still deciding which way to go with lighting.

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[-MARWOLAETH-]

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product (I bet your snakes are to)

[guidofatherof5]

Looks good Gail.

[ProXimuS]

I can't wait to see the end product! I'm already jealous

[kueluck]

Thanks, but I really can't take all the credit on this. With this How to build enclosures for reptiles - custom snake cages - arboreal snake cages - snake keeping cage info - homemade reptile cages any person can build a cage. It's AWESOME!!

[snake man]

I will do this some day.....

[kueluck]

HEATING - If I use a UTH should I still have a heat light overhead? If so, what is the reason behind it.

[Invisible Snake]

HEATING - If I use a UTH should I still have a heat light overhead? If so, what is the reason behind it.

No, that would make it very hot in the enclosure to have a UTH and a heat light overhead.

I would recommend using flexwatt heat tape and use a regular bulb or LEDs for lighting.

[chris-uk]

No, that would make it very hot in the enclosure to have a UTH and a heat light overhead.

I would recommend using flexwatt heat tape and use a regular bulb or LEDs for lighting.

Combining UTH for the warm side, and a light overhead to provide a warmer basking spot seems a sensible approach in a large enough enclosure. It's what I plan to do when I build my 120cm viv, the spotlight will be relatively low-powered so that it only warms a shelf area (a 40W doesn't radiate heat very far).

And a regular bulb will also throw out heat, albeit less focused.