Just wanted to say that most folks use heat pads, and we all know kings do well that way.



I have used CHEs for all sorts of reptiles, and I can also say that CHEs are very effective. They do dry out the air, but the cage floor under the snake stays humid. With heat pads, the cage floor under the snake dries out, but the air stays more humid. So both devices dry out something. With CHE, use a nice substrate like coir fiber that you can mist, or else use a dry substrate and have a plastic box in there with the damp substrate. The CHE heat will penetrate the box quite well (cut a big hole in the lid) and make for a nice humid hide that does not dry out from below (but will from above).



Heat dries out stuff, whether above or below. It is how you setup the hide that determines how quickly moisture is lost. With rack systems, belly heat is better because the box size is limited and the rack holds in humidity well. But a big open cage can use heat from above or below.



The best snake heater I have seen is warm water pumped thru PVC pipe run in the cage under the substrate. I found some nice pipe heat cable for PVC pipe and a pump, so it is doable - it is the pump constantly running and making noise that deters me from actually doing it.

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