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I'm moving my 4.5 female that i just got from a 30g tank into a new 3x2x2 wooden enclosure. inside there is a place for a fluorescent light and for a heat bulb.

what differences are there between a tank and a wooden enclosure in terms of setup/heating/etc?

do i need to stick a heat pad in there as well? is newspaper acceptable? where do i put the termometers?

i have no idea as you can see, if someone is willing to give me some tips, i'd appreciate it!

Omer

i use 4'x2'x2' wooden cages for most of my adults. to heat them i use a single 25wat blacklight bulb on all the time, and a dimmed 50wat halogen on a timer for day time heat increase. this setup works well for me but makes keeping humidity a bit more difficult than a cage using heat tape or something similar, but the humidifier i have fixes the problem. you dont need both a heat pad and heat lighting if you can achieve the proper temps with either or so just decide which you prefer.
as far as the thermometers have one on each end (or just get a digital with a probe s you dont have to have two seperate units). ill include some pics of one of my cages to hopefully help.

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on each side down where the boa lives right near the bottom, ESPECIALLY if you are trying to use only bulbs for heat!

Caden

You're 4.5 foot boa is only 6 inches away from being cramped in their new cage too. I suggest you start with a larger cage unless the boa is a dwarf.

Caden

I don't know what the definition of the a dwarf is, but the boa spends all of its time in either of the two shaving filled plastic tubs i have as hides.

what is the calculation for snake vs enclosure?

Thanks

Omer
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