>>I'm looking into getting a new cage that someone suggested, (switching from wood to plastic), but it only will works with an undertank heater. I have one for my geckos that works fine, but will it work to provide enough heat for a ball python?



In my mind a UTH works better for a Ball than a light. One, lights get 400* degrees and will melt and burn lots of things. Two, white light on a shy snake doesn't make sense to me. Three, lights dry out the air, which is rarely good. Four, lights take up 4-6X the wattage to run. Five, I can't blow a bulb a couple times a week, being the klutz that I am. But UTH last years.





>>More importantly, will it be safe? Is there any chance it could melt plastic?



If a UTH is melting anything it is already way too hot for your herp. Most unregulated UTH will go to 130-140degrees. You get gear it down with anything from an expensive rheostat or thermostat or a $6 dimmer switch. The light is WAY more likely to melt and burn.



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>>Could anybody let me know of good cages (I have 2 ball pythons that I"m looking to separate)? Maybe a good plastic cage that would work with a reptile bulb (built in somehow)? Wood vs plastic? Online resources?

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I am not a good source for caging. My snakes are in racks and tubs. On flexwatt. I rarely do displays if that is what you are looking at. Sorry
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