Animal Plastics T8 question

[Regius_049]

So I currently have two T8's, the issue I've noticed is the top enclosure gets very warm above the bottom enclosures RHP'S. Like hotter than I feel comfortable with. Currently I've raised the top enclosure on some 2x4's to give a gap to help. Is this normal?? Kinda defeats the point of being able to stack.

Yeah, this is typical. You can do a couple things -

1. Do nothing, some people I have seen use this setup to get a "hot spot" in the cage above them. Typically the backside of an RHP is somewhere around 88-92 F in my experience, which is good for a variety of species.

2. You can raise the top enclosure like you have done, some cages like Constrictors NW actually have a designed gap between cages, but AP does not.

3. You can put some space between the RHP and the top of the cage when mounting it. A gap between the RHP and the cage top will allow heat to dissipate more easily. If you take this approach, I would go with something small like 1/4" so the snake can't get up there between them (it will try).