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Re: Question on Enclosure Manufacturers for Specific Situation
I can only speak from experience. I have a Boaphile "room/reptile area." However, I imagine, all this applies to any similar tank setup.
It's in my finished basement and in the summer, it's 72-76F, but in the winter, it's 66-68F down there. I have 4 size cages for the snakes and this is what I do without issues.
For my two Boas I have the following cages.
Female BCI: 6X2X1'. I have a RHP and "2X" heat tape on the left side, the hot side. I run that side off one thermostat and it does a great job, all year, of keeping temps perfectly dialed in. The cool side has a "1.5X" heat tape I have a tower of tanks that all keep the cool side about 78-79F. So I run all those tanks off one thermostat. However, there is another way to do it. See about my male BCC.
Male BCC/Venezuelan True Red Tail: 4X2X1'. I have the same RHP and "2X" heat tape on his hot side as the 6X2X1' for the female BCI. However, I also run his "1.5X" heat tape off the same thermostat. If I keep the hot side 87-90F (note, the thermostat is not set to that), the cool side stays 78-80F. Again, all year round. Worst case, if it gets really warm in the summer, you can unplug the cool side heat tape.
The other size tank I have is for my carpet python. He has a 4X2X1.5' arboreal enclosure (has PVC branches/perches running across the tank). He also has a RHP and 2X heat on the hot side and a 1.5X heat tape on the cool side running off one thermostat, just like the male BCC. It works great there as well.
I am a believer in belly heat and also redundancy. I'd rather have more heating devices than fewer. However, that implies that I am running an excellent thermostat that is redundant/dual thermostat. In other words, g-d forbid, the main thermostat fails, the secondary shuts off the temps a few degrees higher and no one gets hurt.
Dual heat tape adds $45 to a cage build.
Also, many people who keep reptiles have warmer areas to keep them in then you or I do. They swear by one heating element. I don't have that luxury. I don't think you do either.
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