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I was wondering about how you guys heat a cage when made out of wood. i really dont want to use a ceramic heater or a lamp of any kind. so how and where would a put a uth, or can i. the would i want to use is melamine. so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Bill

Flexiwatt works just fine, just use a thermostat and put the probe on top. Really just treat it just like plastic...
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06
0.2 h albino
07
0.1 dh snow
0.2 leticia
1.1 triple het
0.1 albino h snow
08
2.1 hypo hog
0.1 sunset
1.0 ghost
0.1 arabesque dh stripe alb
1.1 h type 2 anery
0.1 pastel motley
0.1 leticia
1.0 hypo ph bloody sharp
0.2 ph bloody sharp
1.0 h blood
0.1 sunglow poss super
1.2 anery h snow
0.2 albino h snow
1.1 50% guyana h albino
0.1 triple het
0.1 ghost h albino
1.0 jungle h anery ph albino
0.1 pastel het albino
09
1.1 dh blizzard
0.1 h albino
0.1 jungle h albino
1.0 motley h albino ph snow
1.0 albino h snow
1.0 anery h snow
1.1 hypo dh stripe albino
and 25 balls

Radiant heat panel all the way
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Marc Duhon
Lafayette, Louisiana
SURINAMBOAS.COM
kaiyudsai@SURINAMBOAS.COM

I know you said you did not want to use lamps of any kind, but you never mentioned a reason.

I just figured I would post my cages. I built mine myself out of 3/4" melamine, with sliding 1/4" plexi-glass windows. I have lamps in the upper-right corner with the red heat bulbs.

I actually really like the way it has worked out. The cages are 4'L x 2"D x 2'T. I can use a 100w bulb all year round, keeps the cage around 82, with a basking spot of about 88. Then for cooling, I just use a lower watt bulb for breeding season. Works very nicely. I like it that way because the air temp inside the cages is still warm, instead of cold air with a warm belly from heat tape. Of course the cages are in my basement, so air temp is a concern to me.

Here is a few pictures, the look pretty nice and has been very effecient for breeding for me.

With Flash-

Without Flash-

I 2nd -- radient heat panels are the answer .
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Snake room janitor

yep/// radiant panels... you don't want to have lights on and off all day.... photoperiod plays a role in boas seasonality... not to mention it would probably stress the animal out... then there is always the risk of burns.....
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Marc Duhon
Lafayette, Louisiana
SURINAMBOAS.COM
kaiyudsai@SURINAMBOAS.COM

so would the uth go outside of the enclosure or inside the enclosure. If outside do i have to have a free air space or can i stack one cage on top of the other?