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i was wondering what some u guys use for heating....and if anyone has success with heat bulbs cause i know its hard to maintain humidity using them...i think i have my environment balanced out though so it works nicely for my yearling...still a lil dry from when i got it though so im gona be misting twice a day so it can drink a little more
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I have used ceramic heaters, flexwatt, and recently radiant heat panels. What to use largely depends on your setup and enviromental conditions of the room they will be kept in. I'd avoid heat bulbs for a number of reasons. I think they would make it difficult to maintain humidity unless you use a whole room humidifier and I do not like flooding the enclosure with uunecessary bright lights.

I think the type of enclosure will predominantly dictate the type of heating device to use.

Bart

I use Pro Heat panels in all my adult enclosures and heat tape in rack/tub systems.

Any heat source can work provided you are willing to put in the extra care with the set up and watching for humidity issues and tweaking the rest of the enclosures to match the heating system. Personally, I spend a little extra money at the beginning and find that the ease of use with the panels is well worth the investment. One heat panel will probably last longer than the lifetime of the snake.