Raising ambient temperature options

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If your cage has a screen top you could very easily add a lamp our a che. Then you could use a rheostat (dimmer) to dial down the heat if need be.

The other easy option that I have to do is use a small room heater to heat my snakes room alone. I like this because I don't need a heating element for each snake.

Thanks for that, unfortunately it's a wooden top with a corn snake terrarium on top of it so any overhead or even modification to the roof isn't an option. They are housed in my living room, which you think would be the hottest room in the house but i personally hate heat and don't think i could live with it either.

I'm guessing my only option is a fitting screwed to the back of the viv with a guard around it. The important questions being:

1/ What type of bulb is best for 24hr uptime other than a ceramic, maybe black or infra-red as i would prefer some subtle lighting if it does not upset the snake?

2/ As it is to only raise ambient temps could i just get a certain watt which *should* just raise the ambient 4 or 5 degrees (i have a dual probe therm, so can check the cold side temp) without having to add a dimmer/stat?

3/ Is heat cable wrapped around stuff in the viv likely to raise the ambient to where i need it?

Thanks again