Hello all. I have just got a Columbian Boa this past weekend. And this is my first snake in many years. I'm just wondering what type of heat source I need for the snake. I went out and bought a heat rock but I've been told recently that I shouldn't use a heat rock. Also I have a UV florescent light. Should I go back to the store and return both of these things and get a basking light and possibly a under the tank heating pad? Also with the heating pad for tanks I read on the package that it should have some sort of opening to it so it wouldn't get but so hot. Well how would I go about fixing that? The tank I have sits on a table currently and the bottom is completely on the table. So the heating pad would be completely enclosed under the tank. By the way I keep my place air conditioned most of the time during the summer. Plus if you suggest I get both do I put the basking lap on the other side of the tank from the heating pad or on the same side? Any ways thanks for any help you can offer.
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Yes - get rid of the heat rock - they are notorious for getting 'hot spots' and burning the inhabitant. And snakes don't benefit from UV light, so that's not needed either. As far as raising the tank for the heat pad, at least the heat pads I got (zoo-med) included little rubber 'feet' to stick on the tank to raise it a little. The zoo-med heat pads I bought got very hot (like 130 degrees), so you should make sure to have a thermostat.
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