Kitedemon, I know you've posted this about RHP's before and it makes sense, yet I have had 4 thermometers in the cage in different areas and I have a cool side temp of 80. My temp directly under the RHP is 92. A snake will often bask in the sun and heat itself quite nicely even when the outdoor ambient temps are in the 60's the snake can be much warmer.

I will not argue here with you because I know you are well versed in heating and it's not my field nor do I have expertise in it like you do. Bob at Pro-Products made an equal amount of sense to me and used the sun and thermal gradient the RHP creates as an examples. All I know is its working for me at this point and my cage is nice, warm and humid when I open it. Since the snake is always touching a surface of some type he is in contact with something that is 80 or 92 degrees.

As for the flaw you may see, I too was concerned about the RHP being too hot. It's not for one, but Bob told me even if the temp under the RHP was 100+ degrees, the cage is big enough for the snake to move into or out of the area as it pleases.

I have noticed he spends and equal amont of time on both sides of the cage which shows the gradient in my case is working.

None of my example here is meant to challenge anybody, and I'm certainly not offended by differing opinions. I hold Kitedemon's views highly and have been impressed with the knowledge and the info I've gained from him.

Since I'm out of my depth a bit here, if you really want to know why my setup is working, I'd direct you to contact Bob at Pro-Products.

I am not the only one with this type of setup, in fact the maker of Pro-Line cages, suggested I do it this way.

Again,, do what's best for you. I have a Royal that I heat completely different using a UTH and an infrared bulb.

So far so good on my end and I hope you have success no matter what you choose.