I think your best option, or remedy, depends on the species you'll be keeping in the cage. Most terrestrial snakes won't make good use of a 2ft high cage and you end up having to heat a lot of wasted overhead space. Much like cathedral ceilings in homes.

If you have cage furnishings and a snake that can & will make good use of that cage height, then I suggest doing something like Mark suggested - lowering the CHEs within the cage. Otherwise, I suggest cutting your cage height down to somewhere between 15 - 18 inches. My Burmese & Reticulated Python cages are 18" high, I usually go lower on smaller species.

A lower cage height should also give you a much better temperature gradient from hot end to cool end. Also, with less space to heat the CHE won't be running as hard as it does now, therefore it won't heat the top of the cage, and/or bottom of the above cage, as much.

Best wishes!
HH
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