Quote Originally Posted by artgecko View Post
Thanks for the advice guys!
I think that I will order a cage for one of my other boas first and upgrade the carpet to the large tub that boa was in for now (the tub is about 3' x 1.5' x 16" tall, so will allow for perches). I will plan on getting a 4'x2' cage and the tallest that I can afford when the time comes... I'd be willing to spend whatever it takes to get a good setup, but convincing my husband is another matter lol.

For those using the taller cages, do you all use RHPs for heating? I was planning on going with heat tape from AP for my cages.. The room the reptiles are in is heated to 76/78f ambient. I know many have said that with the taller cages, heat tape won't work for a hot spot or the more arboreal snakes prefer a heat source near the top of the cage.
I use both an RHP and a CHE to heat my 3' tall enclosures, and I also have to heat the room extra hot during the winter.

This can be mitigated by splitting a taller enclosure in half or offering a basking shelf/branch, and heating only the top half for the hot spot. Then you can heat the bottom with heat tape.

The only thing I see that could be a problem is I've seen people have trouble with stacking PVC heated with RHPs/CHEs, saying the bottom enclosure heats the one above it too hot.

I wanted to stack and use RHP/CHE, but I might have to look into making a stand to put them on to put some distance between them.


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