belly heat vs back heat

[Sebrina]

If properly controlled I see little to no difference.

[sg1trogdor]

I have both. Im my vision rack I have belly heat, but my handmade rack has back heat. I actually prefer the back heat it seems to keep the snakes warmer IMO.

[nixer]

i use both. from what i gather large tubs have issues with back heat and also does cold rooms.
but back heat is cheaper to run and tends to keep a more even heat. it also tends to be warmer on the ambient temp side.
this also depends on how nicely the tubs fit in the rack.

[mooingtricycle]

Back heat all the way! I dislike belly heat because of problems ive had with it in the past. Just not worth it to me

[Dragoon]

Belly heat. When i used a glass cage i used both to keep the air temps up in the 80s

[tmartin2347]

belly heat, loved by snakes.

[Jsh]

Both, but more back. I have a four cage sliding glass setup, it has lights that heat from above but it also heats the bottom of each cage. I hope this makes sense. My next cage is going to be a Jason's Jungle rack.
http://www.jasons-jungle.com/racks.html

[Slim]

I don't use racks, but I use both in my RBI cages. Belly heat to create a warm spot, and back heat to keep the ambient in the right range.

[Hyper Joe]

I use belly heat. The ambient air temps in the tubs can have small differences with just back heat. The belly heat provides more of a temperature range. For example the room temp is 75 the tub ambient air temp is 75 cool side 80 warm side with a belly heat of 90. If you use back heat the snake will not be able to access a larger thermal gradient. Also, for cooler rooms I prefer belly heat.

I guess this depends on what you are looking for. Temperature stability or larger thermal gradient. I prefer the latter for my applications.

[dsirkle]

I have one rack and it came with back heat. I think that belly heat would probably be better for cold climates because you wouldn't have to keep the ambient room temperature as high.