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Heating a wooden enclosure
I just bought a wooden enclosure for what will be my first ball python. The enclosure already has a heat lamp mounted in the top corner but I'm wondering if this is the best way to heat this type of enclosure or if I have more options. I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks
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I have a wooden enclosure and I find that a heat lamp mounted in the top (left or right; your preference) with a heat guard around it is sufficient. It easily maintains a hotspot of 90 degrees, with a cool end of 79 most of the time. Humidity is easily maintained too. Wooden enclosures [vivariums] are good because wood isn't a good conductor of heat, so the heat lamp doesn't have a hard time.
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Re: Heating a wooden enclosure
I'd probably swap out the heat light with a ceramic heat emitter, which gives off radiant heat but no light. Also I'm assuming the bulb has some sort of guard installed around it? Just make sure the snake can't come into contact with the heat source in any way.
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Ah yes, ceramic bulbs are good too. But remember to ensure that the bayonet that you have holding the ceramic bulb is suitable for ceramic bulbs. Otherwise, that could end up very bad.
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Re: Heating a wooden enclosure
Since you're also looking for other options, you can look into Radiant Heat Panels (RHPs). They should be controlled by a thermostat that will regulate when they turn on and off.
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Oh, of course; remember to regulate ANY heat source.
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I have a wooden viv for my bp. And I do have a low wattage lamp to keep the ambient and cooler temps where they should be. It is not inside, but sat on top in a recess with mesh type material( already built in viv and safe for heatlamps) for the hotspot I have a uth, with thermostat to regulate it, but as you know it's no use under the wooden base, unsafe etc. So it is inside the viv, before you all gasp, it is safely installed, taped to a glass casing designed for this. (Amazon sell the casings).
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Re: Heating a wooden enclosure
Originally Posted by Streller
I have a wooden enclosure and I find that a heat lamp mounted in the top (left or right; your preference) with a heat guard around it is sufficient. It easily maintains a hotspot of 90 degrees, with a cool end of 79 most of the time. Humidity is easily maintained too. Wooden enclosures [vivariums] are good because wood isn't a good conductor of heat, so the heat lamp doesn't have a hard time.
Do you have any pics of your enclosure that you could share with me? So I can see your setup.
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Mount a uth to the side and regulate it.
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If you have the space, you can put a UTH with an appropriate thermostat probe between a couple 12" square slate tiles, and run a bead of silicone around the edges to secure everything in place. Basically a home made hot rock that is actually safe. And you can cut the silicone if you ever need to change the probe or UTH.
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