Quote Originally Posted by artgecko View Post
Thank you so much everyone for your input / advice!
Aaron / Misha- Would I mount the heat tape on the bottom of the cage (as you would with a glass tank)? and if I used that much (2' of 12" tape) would I still need a RHP?

Skittles24- Where did you mount your RHP, and do use it as the sole heat source?
I had heard the same things about boaphile's customer service.

After loading a T10 with a light fixture and door lock into my cart my total would be $296 (with shipping). The heat tape / connector would be roughtly $11 + shipping, (I'd probably order with other stuff), so about $307 total.

Boamaster has a similar cage and I think it comes with flourescent light fixture.. and with shipping would be $229. The doors are only available in acrylic, but have a built-in "locking system". I think their doors are only acrylic though.

They also have a new "economy" cage that is 4x2x1 that come shipped for $175. I know this one wouldn't work for a boa, but might be big enough for a BP (it also doesn't have a light fixture and panels are thinner on some sides.

Has anyone ordered a cage from cserpents? I have heard many good things about their racks and know they do cages special order, but have never known anyone that bought one. I may contact them to get a price quote as well.

Thank you again everyone for your help and advice!
You will only really need a RHP if the room the cage will be in drops below 65 of a regular basis. Otherwise the combination of heat tape and fluorescent lights will be enough.

I would also recommend just going with the T8. It is cheaper, will get to you much faster (2 weeks vs 6+ weeks for a T10 and boa master will probably take just as long) The size difference between a T8 and a T10 is really negligible for BP's.