Quote Originally Posted by PorcelainxDoll View Post
Not really because bps thrive better with belly heat. So they need the heat mat, and if your ambient is too low then you may need a secondary heat source.

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Im not saying theres anything wrong with doing it your way and i dont know how cold it gets where u are but im in the uk and im sure pretty much everyone who keeps em in vivs over here just go with a ceramic bulb and no under belly heating. I really dont think its a necessity although i maybe wrong (i use mats myself as i keep em in tubs in a heated room but if you just got 1 or two its pointless heating the whole room so standard practice is to ditch the heatmat and replace it with a statted ceramic bulb. Most people are able to achieve a sufficent temp gradient with just the one heat source with out any ill effects too the snake! Although perhaps if its real cold where u are its not enough for u guys idk?