May I also suggest a different water bowl, one that's completely flat on the bottom (not rounded like this one is), because it's very easy for a snake to tip &
empty that water bowl. Not only is that messy, but these things tend to happen AFTER we clean a cage, not before when it's dirty (LOL), and also, if a lot
of cool/cold water suddenly soaks down to the hot glass where the UTH is, it's possible to crack the glass. (Aquarium glass is "tempered" & pretty tough, &
I've been using UTH & spraying dilute disinfectant to clean tanks for many years without any breakage, but a liquid spray is far less of a shock to hot glass
than the sudden flood from a dumped bowl of water. Better safe than sorry!)
Getting your heat equipment regulated to the right temperatures & making sure you aren't over-heating the whole cage (don't heat more than a third) is the
most important thing to do first, but I just wanted to mention the water bowl while I'm thinking of it.
I don't think you can edit your original post; as far as I know, we only have 10 minutes from the time we post to edit any of our posts here.
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