Yes excellent discussion!! Kitedemon, am I way off in having an infrared light in our tank? I guess at this point with perfect sheds, temp and feeding, up until the fall weather and light patterns hit I thought we were spot on. The tank is always lit up to some extent in the cooler weather. Summer is a different story unless we have to use the AC, but I thought our infrared light was the way to go. I can't say I'd change much as we've had such a good go so far. I looked at some herpetology articles on eye sight of Royals and may have even linked it here hope I am not stressing the animal with our setup. Nothing says we are as far as behavior, feeding and shedding.

Ultimately when I end up with one of these plastic cages it will be for a Colombian boa. I am trying to get things set for housing that type of snake. Differences don't seem extreme between the two which is good.

I feel pretty good about our current setup, actually really good. But when we start talking about PVC type cages and boas, I'm not at all sure what the best formula is.

When trying to keep costs down, and I don't mean skimping, I gets difficult to figure out what is needed, and what is not worth it at all.

What do most folks with BCI or BCC boas do with their plastic enclosures in areas where there are cold seasons?