Help Really Quick Anyone!

[burmeselover15]

just dont really wanna go with overhead heat, just makes more since to go with underbelly heat if you get what i mean so im trying to stay way away from overhead heat as much as i can and still get the whole tank heated right so im thinking about a kane heat mat also

[X-Factor]

I've come to the conclusion that belly heat, while it DOES help with digestion isn't natural. How do they do it in the wild? Is there a heat source underground that they can access after they eat? At the risk of sounding hypocritical, I DO use UTHs with a few of my snakes, ONLY reason being the type of caging I use for those particular ones isn't conducive to lamps. Make your choice, UTHs aren't BAD if used properly (IMHO), just not ideal (also, IMHO).

[burmeselover15]

i c i c well what would you suggest, because i do plan on decorating this tank alittle if you get what i mean.

[X-Factor]

That's a big cage you have, but I would question whether it's big ENOUGH for an adult burm...

No, I don't understand what you are getting at.

[burmeselover15]

i c just like i sometimes question a 6ft3ft18in for full grown retics and burms.

[burmeselover15]

i mean i do plan on sticking some branches and stuff in there so easier shed.

[burmeselover15]

also do you have any big monsters?

[X-Factor]

You should question things like that, the bigger the cage you can get, the better when talking about burms, retics, etc.

Good idea.

My biggest is a 7' coastal carpet python, hardly a monster.

[burmeselover15]

i c. but if a 6ft3ft18in high cage is big enough for a full grown retic which really gets me why shouldnt a 8ft30in2 ft or so burms cage be big enough for a full grown burms. rmeber retics get bigger than burms.

[burmeselover15]

it is really just a matter of opinion on what heat source or cage size to use for any reptile.