Hi all,

New member here. I am in the process of buying a Showcase Cage (48" long model) to house an adult ball python. I plan to have flexwatt underneath connected to a Ranco thermostat. There is also space for a fluorescent light and a dome. If I have a flo light in a fixture (on a daily timer), should I have a second light in a dome, and should this second light also be connected to the thermostat? Or should I have a ceramic heater in the dome and on the thermostat?

The thing that seemed odd to me about the Showcase was that the dome location is directly over the undertank heat. I guess this is to provide a better heat gradient, but I don't want to make the one side too hot with two heat sources.

Thanks for any thoughts!