I am wanting to add some larger snakes to my collection and want to get some 47x23x12 PVC cages from Repi-Racks to house them. These cages will be in my guest room/snake room so I do not heat the room with a free standing heater so the room is not overly hot for guest. Not that I have to many, I think the snakes help keep them away. I have the air vent closed and the temps are in the low 70's throughout the day in the summer.

Being that I have a cooler "snake room" than most I have a feeling that I will need a little bit of heat added if I only run a UTH. So to the question.

How to heat the cages? Can those of you that use PVC cages tell me what you find is the best method of heating the cages thinking of my situation of having a cooler room. Should I use a UTH, Radiant Heat Panel, or Both? Being that I have a cooler room and knowing that in the winter it will be alittle colder I was thinking having both set up would be good in the event I need more heat. Over prepare. Better to have it and not need it line of thought.

Also I was wondering how yall have set up your cages if you do use both. Meaning, UTH on one side and RHP over head of it, UTH on one side and RHP centered in cage, or UTH on one side and the RHP on the cool side? I was thinking that the best option for ME is having a UTH as a hot spot and use the RHP to boost the ambient temps as needed. How would yall set this this up?

I thought of using tubs and want to go the cage route for this project.