In my new AP cage, I got an RHP installed to heat the cage, without belly heat. The top of warm hide box gets to about 94, but inside it is maybe 88 during the day. People on this forum say that the warm side should about 90-94, but this is nearly impossible to achieve without overheating the cage.

Wouldn't hiding areas in the wild be cooler than the surrounding area? I mean, there are no UTHs in the wild, so does it really matter that the inside of the hide box is cooler than recommended?

Some people say that belly heat is completely foreign to snakes because it doesn't happen like that in the wild (at least not a constant source of energy), so I was wondering what people think.

Thanks for the replies,