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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.

i'd check out vision cages... www.lllreptile.com sells cages that accept above heating as in radiant heat panels or ceramic heat emitters.

Don't know what size exactly you're watning, but you're probably looking around $200

http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/vision-cages/vision-cages-1/

also check out

www.coolcrittersbylj.com - this guy i have personally seen his work and i'ts very impressive. I love those cages!

www.cheapcages.com - never seen one but i've heard good stuff.

theres a lot more manufacturers out there, all i can think of off the top of my head however.
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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?

In my mind a UTH works better for a Ball than a light. One, lights get 400* degrees and will melt and burn lots of things. Two, white light on a shy snake doesn't make sense to me. Three, lights dry out the air, which is rarely good. Four, lights take up 4-6X the wattage to run. Five, I can't blow a bulb a couple times a week, being the klutz that I am. But UTH last years.

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

If a UTH is melting anything it is already way too hot for your herp. Most unregulated UTH will go to 130-140degrees. You get gear it down with anything from an expensive rheostat or thermostat or a $6 dimmer switch. The light is WAY more likely to melt and burn.

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>>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?
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I am not a good source for caging. My snakes are in racks and tubs. On flexwatt. I rarely do displays if that is what you are looking at. Sorry
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