Ok, I kept having something tug at the back of my mind that something inmy new red tails cage was off. Well, her cage is made of melamine and it's 8'/2'/2'. In her warmer end the ground temp is about 85 and she has a platform to rest on that's about 92. Her water bowl is around 80-82. This is normally the daytime temps. At night these temps lower a few degrees.

However, I was just checking the temp on the other side of the cage and it's about 65 degrees. I know this is not warm enough. However, considering it's a melamine cage, I can't put a heating pad under it like you can with a glass cage, and I do not have any hols cut for another lamp above it. I know I should get the cooler side of the cage up to at least a good 72 degrees.

So, my question is this... Is this setup adequate and healthy for my snake, or do I need to find a way to heat up the cooler side a little more? As it is now, she doesn't move over to the cooler side very often as it is anyway. But, if I do need to heat it up a bit more, what would be some recommendations to do this? As I said, a heating pad is out of the question, and I'd rather not have to cut another hole in the top. I am hoping that how it's set up is good enough as it is, but I have a feeling it is not.

Also, other than the cool end, does the heating on the warm end sound about right to you all?

Thanks!

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• Heating question for a red tail - doomrat, Tue Jan 10 18:11:58 2006
• RE: Heating question for a red tail - doomrat, Tue Jan 10 18:18:44 2006
• RE: Heating question for a red tail - justcage, Tue Jan 10 20:04:19 2006
• RE: Heating question for a red tail - doomrat, Tue Jan 10 20:18:36 2006
• RE: Heating question for a red tail - jayf, Tue Jan 10 22:35:07 2006
• RE: Heating question for a red tail - doomrat, Wed Jan 11 00:25:18 2006
• RE: Heating question for a red tail - doomrat, Wed Jan 11 18:51:31 2006
• A couple thoughts. . . - Morgans Boas, Wed Jan 11 00:00:43 2006
• RE: A couple thoughts. . . - doomrat, Wed Jan 11 00:28:26 2006
• RE: A couple thoughts. . . - justcage, Wed Jan 11 22:46:32 2006