If you do a forum search for "T3" and/or "Boaphile" I think you'll find several good threads that discuss the merits of both. Personally, I plan on getting a T3 as a permanent enclosure for my BP when she outgrows the cage she's in now.


As for the heat panel...hard to say where the best place to put it might be, because it really depends a lot on ambient temps in the individual room where it will stay. What I would do is to get all the pieces you need and set up the cage where you plan on keeping it...and run it for several days to see if temps and humidity are maintained. Move the heat panel and tweak as necessary until it works just right for you. And then introduce the snake to its new home.