Quote Originally Posted by iPHAILZ View Post
I respect your line of thought with possible danger to the snake but like i said earlier with a wooden viv there isn't an option to put the mat/stat outside. Is the recommended method to heat a wooden viv therefore with a cieling or wall mounted ceramic bulb?

As i am having issues maintaining decent ambient temps in the current vivexotic lx24 with a heat mat i am moving over to a different type of viv when it gets delivered tomorrow if you are reading previous posts. My long term plans are however to go back to the vivexotic wooden stack systems so want to get this right.

As you can see i am 100% committed to getting this right so please excuse any ignorance shown so far.
Have you tried an RHP? It acts similarly to a ceramic bulb, but doesn't reach the same temps to the touch, so it is less dangerous to have inside an enclosure. If you go with the bulb, make sure it is caged somehow so your BP can't come in direct contact.

Here is a link with more about RHPs: http://www.reptilebasics.com/radiant-panel-faq