My First Boa

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He/she shouldn't really be using a UTH for a tropical species as they require the air to be warm as well as the objects in the enclosure. UTH uses infra red energy to heat objects but the air remains cool. That's good for a temperate species but for a Boa you ideally need a ceramic heat emmiter or radiant heat panel. Then again it also depends on where you live. This is what I meant when I was talking about probe positioning for a CHE or radiant heat panel earlier.

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I am using a bulb for heating, and the air temperature remains about 88-90 on the warm side of the tank, measured about 4 inches off the substrate, and about an inch in from the glass.

Same setup on the cool side of the tank reads about 80 degrees. I’ve read to use a UTH to help radiate heat upwards on the basking spot, if this isn’t recommended, I will just worry about the air temperature inside the tank.

Any thoughts on how I should proceed?

Oh and as a reference, I’m currently using a 20 gallon long tank since she’s fairly small still.


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