Hi,


Well again that depends on ambient temps and what you want in a tank.

If the ambient temps are in the low 80's and all you want is to keep the snake as happy as possible then I'd probably recomend a tub set up with a nice thermostat coupled to flexwatt under one third of the tank.

If, however, you had your heart set on a display tank in a cold room then obviously you are going to need either a uth at both ends (with warm end only being a third of the floor space) or possibly some kind of ceramic/bulb heater to supplement. And then you have to factor in substrate and how it will affect the performance of an under tank heating system.

On a side note if you want to use any form of incandecent heating in a tank then you need a proportional thermostat which obviously costs more otherwise the blinking on and off will drive you nuts.

Also if you plan to get more snakes fairly soon then a rack system or stackable enclosure might also be an option.

Best advice is to work out what features you want, what it has to contend with to provide the right temps etc and then look at the threads in the caging forum to find one that can do all that while giving you the look you would prefer (if that's important).

Then try and find out if it is within budget. Realistically don't skimp on the caging but there is no reason to spend thousands either.

hope this long ramble helps a little.



dr del