Basking spot and UVB

[KMG]

So, this is something I want to do with my setup too, but I haven't looked into what size I would need yet. There is a UVB guide by Reptiles and Research, who advocates for UVB with snakes (I haven't gone into watching it, but this person has several videos regarding UVB and snakes). There's a segment on selecting the position of the bulb.

As for a basking lamp, I'm not sure you'd need a separate one in addition to the UVB? I could be wrong, though. I think they will exhibit basking behavior with the UVB lamp only, even if it isn't very hot.

If it were me, I would set it up without it and see what the temperature is. Then, add the UVB and take temps over a day or two and see what difference it makes--all before putting the snake in. I think you can make it work, but you might just have to tweak it a bit and see what kind of difference, if any, it makes temp-wise.

You may be able to tell from a few of his other videos if it's on the same side as the heat or not, or it may even be covered in the video I linked--again, sorry, I don't have the time at this moment to double check for you. I have actually emailed this Youtuber before with questions and he did respond right away, so maybe you could even ask him!

I went looking but wasn't impressed. He didn't convince me of anything in what I watched. He said he wrote a paper and got a high grade. So....that doesn't mean it was correct. Just that he did well in presenting his topic and hypothesis.

He also says it's true that snakes can get what they need from their food and then throws in a BUT trying to justify his beliefs.

He also mentioned UVB working against RI. Why? If you're having a repeat issue with RI it's not the light. How do breeders using nothing but tubs not have such issues?

This is the one I skimmed through.
https://youtu.be/OxgJVFYjC0Y