Jon, you may want to post this in the main Boa forum as few people make it over to these channels.

Anyway. I would take a look at both Boaphile Plastics and Proline cages. I use Boaphiles but will be giving the latter a try.

You could get a small room heater from Wal-mart, or Home Depot to up the room temperatures. In the winter our house is 70 degrees, and I haven't ever had any problems.

The Herpstat ND thermostat is digital proportional (can also be used in an on/off setting) and has a built in night drop that you can set the time it comes on and the exact night temperature you want all to a tenth of a degree. Very nice. If you plan on needing more in the future you may want to look at the Herpstat PRO though. It costs 3 times as much as the ND, but the PRO is basically four NDs in one. It has four separate probes, and each is programable to its own settings.

Here is something else you can try. Normally to heat say a 4'x2' adult boa cage you would use a 12"x24" flexwatt or similar on one far side of the cage, leaving a 36"x24" area not heated. Well you could get a 36"x24" pad and set it on a separate thermostat at 70-75 degrees, and the regular warm side at the 90 degree basking temperature.

One other consideration is radiant heat panels. But do some research on these first. Some are made with plastics that can discolor and crack over time, while others are made out of better materials with metal frames.

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