Quote Originally Posted by chrid16371 View Post
You don't need a uth if your using an rhp. The rhp will heat your hot side and the heat will radiat over to the cool.side and heat that up giving you a gradient. But yes a uth will heat the floor of the cage fine. Ive never used Kane heat blankets but I use Kane heat mats inside my male super pastels enclosure and I love it but I got them at $30 each from a local company moving sale. I would go with rhp over anything though. Visions are really nice, I own three models, I bought a used v211 and a used v221 and a new v400. They are expensive though. If I could go back I would of just bought animal plastics since I could of got 2 t8 for the price of the v400. I would of still bought the 2 used ones though since I got them for next to nothing. My doors on my visions are glass, they are pretty thick though. I know animal plastics you have the choice of glass or acrylic but acrylic costs a little more.
Yeah I remember Vison Cages when they came onto the scene big. They were the first herps cages as far as I know that took herp owners into consideration in their designs. I also recall their prices!

Also, didn't know a RHP would be sufficient. My concern with an RHP is the substrate floor won't get warm enough. Clearly that's not the case otherwise people wouldn't use them, but I only know UTHs to be honest, and never had a problem w/them. Always wanted to try a RHP once I touched one at a herp show.

Yeah Kane blankets are pretty expensive, but hear they are made to last. They are actually a company that makes their product for pigs, herps came later. In the Ag industry, they are called pig blankets.

Wow 30$, what a steal!!!

How does one determine the proper size RHP for a given container size? I THINK my next cage will be 4 ft long, not sure on height, at least 1 ft, not sure on depth.

My boa is pretty active at times, and I'd hate to see her get a thermal burn. I'm not sure what is the best way to prevent that in mounting RHP. I'll have to see.