My pythons hate the red bulb and never come out of the hide with it on. I have both a UTH and a che because my houses gets super cold in the winter and that worked fine. Also order it on amazon? This one will work until you get more money for a herpstat. and heating your cage with a regular lightbuls is ridiculous and probably stresses the snake out a ton. I highly recommend a UTH and thermo over any type of light

http://www.amazon.com/MTPRTC-ETL-Cer...mostat+reptile