Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Misha View Post
I don't see a reason why you can't utilize only the RHP. The VE 80 watt radiant panel should be more than plenty to heat the enclosure and provide the necessary ambient temps. Or you can utilize two 40 watt RHPs and keep them at different temps if you're trying to do a gradient (which is not really needed tbh).
Because I provide my snake with a hot spot of 90 degrees and I find that to be too hot for ambient temperature.
And I order to get the spot under his hide on the substrate to this temperetaure I need to bump up the heat from the RHP to a much higher temperature so that the heat reaches to the bottom of tge cage and through the hide.
And if the heat panel gets too hot my BP will burn itself because he climbes to the top easily and he does it constantly. That's my problem.
I don't wanna cook my snake or burn him or let him freeze.
That's why I said it takes me ages to figure the parameters out.