Hi,
Trying to get the correct set up for our new BP's home. We bought a used enclosure that is a basic tank with a screen top. The tank is 48" by 12" by 16" H. It came with a overhead dome fixture with a couple of bulbs. We purchased a large UTH and been using both the pad and lamp together to maintain temperature. My search to educate myself brought me to a youtube site that claims that you never ever use any over head heat source with BPs. The instructions were to use exclusively thermostatically controlled UTHs. The video stated that overhead heat sources as it applies to BPs accomplished one thing and that is your basically broiling your snake.
If this is true than do I need to buy an additional UTH for the cool side and regulate the temp lower to maintain a temperature gradient but help maintain overall temp in the tank?
More and more I'm starting to feel like we purchased the completely wrong set up for our new BP. The thing now is we have no choice but to stay with this set up for the time being. I would sure like some feed back from the experienced keepers here. Thanks.
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