i was waiting for a response of that sort, esp. from someone who actually knows what hes talking about. Thank a lot. I was just slightly curious do u think it will be ok to put a 2.0 fluorescent in an enclosure thats around 7" in hight? .. i have these plastic shelves (im going to get some pictures to get everyones opinion on it) im thinking of using one of the shelves for the enclosure. Top that covers the shelf is wooden so im thinking of bolting on a fluorescent fixture thats about 8" long or so just to be able to regulate light and have it set on a timer. I was wondering if it can burn if the bulb is running 10 hr straight, or if the intensity of the light being so close will harm the snake? I was also considering flipping the top bin over creating more hight in the enclosure. The hight would be around 16" if i was to proceed with the plan.