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I'm looking into getting a new cage that someone suggested, (switching from wood to plastic), but it only will works with an undertank heater. I have one for my geckos that works fine, but will it work to provide enough heat for a ball python? (I know not to get a regular heating pad, I have the special reptile one).

More importantly, will it be safe? Is there any chance it could melt plastic?

Could anybody let me know of good cages (I have 2 ball pythons that I"m looking to separate)? Maybe a good plastic cage that would work with a reptile bulb (built in somehow)? Wood vs plastic? Online resources?

I really need help with this. I get enough flack about housing them together, but I really need help to separate them.

...almost always need to be dimmed to avoid getting too hot...

...place the pad under one end of the cage to maximize your temp gradient...adjust temp with a dimmer (rheostat) or thermostat...usually a pad of about 20-25% of the floor space is sufficient...can be left on 24/7...

...tempa adjustment to about 93-95F will allow a BP to efficiently thermoregulate w/o risk of melting plastic, but you need a reliable temp-controller...

Hope this helps!

Scott J. Michaels DVM
Serpent City