Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Hive X View Post
I'll give the Aspen a try then! Thanks for the recommendation. Is it true that the thickness should be no higher than to the first joint of you index finger?

I'm going to get two identical hides off of the website provided earlier. They are a standard black and are inexpensive. Do you keep one of the hides at the warm end of the tank and one of them at the cooler end of the tank?

I'm going to feed the snake in it's home tank. I'm not going to transfer back and forth. I plan on handling it as much as possible (reasonably) so it shouldn't confuse me for food.

I plan on insulating the tank with probably cork board and foil tape on the sides and then foil and duct tape on the lid.


Does anyone have recommendations on how to secure the lid? I want to keep it as closed to locked as possible. I've seen a terrarium that has a slide in place lid and two holes align to fit a lock or nail through. Is there another method of securing a lid other than that or just putting a weight on it?
You want to keep the depth of the substrate low because you are using a form of belly heat and the heat needs to find a way to get through the substrate. Please remember to monitor the hot and cool side temps on the glass under the substrate!! Very important!!

Argentra will need to address closing the lids, but I seem to recall others using those office supply clips...?

Oh yeah, the hides: keep one on the cool side and one on the warm side.

Lastly, remember that it takes over a week to get the tank stabilized once you have everything hooked up.

Ooops, you never mention a THERMOSTAT. Do you have one?? You need one.