UTH's and RHP's

[Vypyrz]

Running off of my previous post concerning AP cages and ambient air temps, I'm taking this one step further.

Here's the planned set-ups;
Animals: one Blood Python, one Colombian Boa
Tanks/Cage: two Animal Plastics T-25 (72Lx30Dx18H) stacked
Radiant Heat Panel: Reptile Basics, 80W placed off to one side in each tank

After reading quite a bit of information regarding in particular the Reptile Basics radiant heat panel, if I coupled that with a TOP NOTCH thermostat to regulate the temp coming off of it, would I even need a UTH at this point? Placed on one side, the overall ambient air temps would seem to be very reachable from what I have read, plus being radiant heat they would be able to heat the snake much more efficiently (objects, i.e. tissues) causing it to warm more so than the surrounding air if need be on the warmer side of the tank.

I know generally, for the cages that are 12"-14" tall, a RHP works well by itself, but for the 18"+ tall cages, I'm not sure. I was reading Reptile Basics RHP FAQ page and for that size cage, you may need to get the 120w RHP. The best thing that I can suggest is to call them and discuss it before ordering. Here are a couple of other places who sell RHP's, in case you want to compare.

http://www.boaphileplastics.com/radiant.html

http://www.pro-products.com/index.ph...d=55&Itemid=59