Quote Originally Posted by Evenstar View Post
Neal, may I ask why you are committed to using the lights at all? I am not being critical in the slightest - I just wondered because most boas and pythons do not need lights, uvb or not, and many do better without one. But are you working with a particular species that does need uvb? Or do you feel you need a light to raise ambient temps? If that's the case, there are alternative that won't affect the humidity.....

I'm only asking because a) it will help us understand your point of view and b) that may be why Ed was resistant to customizing his cages in this manner - he's a boa guy and 98% of his cages are designed with boas in mind....

Again, just curious - no offense intended!
If it were a python or a boa I would use a ceramic heat emitter and a UTH. I don't like the FW and I've not dealt with RHP. I'm wanting a 32x23x20 enclosure so I can put my two rufous beaked snakes in there. They are a Diurnal snake so I use a bulb to heat slightly, but mainly for light and at night I turn on the moonlight bulb as I call it which I run both on a dimmer so I dim it so it gives off a faint blow glow to mimic the moon. The temps in the room are well regulated so I don't need to use anything else, though I may add an UTH eventually. I've had a Rufous Beaked Snake before and he was the happiest camper in a 10 gallon with the same setup. That's why I'm set on having the two holes for light fixtures.