Hi everyone,
Was looking for help and advice on a cage upgrade for my BCI boa. She is currently in a sub-adult rack. I am looking to move her into a large cage that will last the rest of her life.
I have done my research and am comfortable with the options and the general pros and cons of Boaphile vs. Animal Plastics vs. Vision cages.
What I AM NOT COMFORTABLE with is which enclosure is best suited for my specific cage heating needs.
I live in a studio apartment and the room is 75 °F during the day but can drop to 68 °F at night.
Due to such I need a way to keep the ambient temperature up.
Chris at C-Serpents made an awesome rack for me that has an extra strip of heat tape (so two rather than the standard one) which works perfect to keep ambient temperatures exactly where they should be. I was thinking of potentially doing a similar type of setup in the larger enclosure, so I included an image for reference.
Because a large enclosure is far larger and different than a rack, I'm not sure how to achieve the same result of an increase in ambient temperature in a colder room. I have been considering RHP for ambient temp and then flexwatt for belly heat.
My questions are:
1) Are any of the big enclosure manufacturers' products better set up for being able to accommodate a solution to my heating problem?
2) Any ideas on the optimal way to achieve correct ambient temperature in a large enclosure in the environment I am dealing with (with any of the large enclosure manufacturers cages)?
https://imgur.com/a/V6x32iI
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