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This is the enclosure, I'm gonna use for the jcp i'm getting. The light isn't in there now. I was thinking about putting some heat tape under the water dish, which would raise ambient temp and humidity. But will this be sufficient enough, or am I gonna need to add more heat sources and if so what? Thanks.

I have a setup pretty similar to yours... at this time a carpet isn't in it, but I do have 2 corn snakes (big ones) living in it.

Personally, I use a cobra heat mat under the bottom and a spotlight at the top of the cage (thats protected by chicken wire). I think that just the chicken wire could work, but the coffee can lets me run the light and sleep in the same room.

With the chicken wire (depending on size you may have to double up on it) wrap it in a circle and fasten in to the top, then get a small piece and flatten it out, and use twist ties (or something) to fasten it to the other chicken wire on the bottom.

If you don't understand I may be able to post some pictures later.
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Currently have: Antherystic Corn Snake, Amelanistic Corn Snake, Oakatee Corn Snake, Leucistic Texas Ratsnake, and an Eastern Fox Snake

Saving for:
Jungle Carpet Python, Frilled Dragon

I would experiment with both belly heat and above radiant heat. Just get your basking temps where you want them, and everything else should be fine.
Justin J