>>I estimated the cost of the snake and cage, which went to about $220 dollars. I have enough Christmas and birthday money for that. I might have another $100 for the thermostat. And when I said that my parents won't pay for anything, I meant the snake/caging, so they will probably buy food. So, I might be able to afford it. So back to the first post, how should I heat the cage?
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Wow, that's a cheap snake cage. I guess I must be looking at nicer/more expensive stuff, cause I'd have figured that $220 as the low end on pricing for the cage alone. The setup I've looked at in the past is going to run me more like $360 with the shipping ($58 in shipping, ouch, this stuff is heavy/large) for cage flexwatt heat, and then I'll have to buy the thermostat on top of that.

Of course, I'm thinking in terms of final adult caging, because you'll need it eventually anyway. Unless you're looking at racks tubs for lots of animals, that usually means something like 3 feet long by 2 feet deep by 18 inches tall, at least (I'm looking at 4'x2'x2' because I like giving animals a bit more space when possible.

As far as heating goes, there are several reasonable options. Radiant heat panels are really nice, but tend to be somewhat costly; they're probably one of the best options. Also good is either flexwatt or heat cable mounted under an area of the cage floor (typically recessed in from the bottom to make heat transfer through the plastic or wood of the cage floor easier). Those tend to be cheaper options, with flexwatt in particular being pretty reasonable in price. ($20-25 or so.)

Lighting-wise, if they'll otherwise have no day/night cycle, you can mount a fluorescent in the cage and run it on a timer for that - obviously don't have the bulb directly exposed to the snake, but otherwise, it's no big deal.
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