Quote Originally Posted by jspuds View Post
My BP is using an RHP at the moment, but I also have a second thermostat hooked up to a UTH for him set a bit higher... that does raise a very good point. I'll stick to more traditional substrates for my BP, then. Thanks for that!

For the potential bearded dragon, how is cement-covered foam or styrofoam as a cage bottom? I've been considering making a plastic enclosure and covering the sides and back with great stuff and cement. I could make a similar piece that is removable for the bottom and not really have substrate per se, but just wash the floor... Would this work?
With the radiant heat panel the ceramic might not be that bad for a ball python. I still want to run some testing on it, but in nature when a ball python is looking at getting warm in the evening they will look for rocks that have been heated by the sun. I think a radiant panel over a ceramic tile could mimic this very well. My biggest issue with that type of set up is where would you put your thermostat probe and what to set it at.