NPI cage and radiant heat panels?

[reptocarl]

Hi snake lovers. My bull snake needs a larger home. He's currently in a 4 foot proline cage but I'm considering a 6 foot NPI. The only thing I don't like about it is the way it slopes. I will only use an rhp and was wondering if any of you have used an rhp in an NPI cage.

[Nightflight99]

NPI is the company that took over the former Neodesha cages, which were the industry standard 25 years ago. I've used them for many, many years, and still have quite a few of them that I cannot seem to part with. My honest assessment of these cages is this: they're butt-ugly and the slanted versions are very awkward to use in a large collection, since stacking them requires a shelf or stand of some sort. However, they're quite functional and may outlast many of your reptiles. I use either UTH or basking lights for my Neodesha cages, so I cannot comment on the use of a RHP in one of these models, but I'd imagine that the slanted versions might require a higher wattage than you'd normally use.

[EL Ziggy]

@ Carl- How large is your bull snake?

[jpsteele80]

i wouldn't think a bull snake would need a 6ft cage, it would probably be just fine in a 4x2x2

[Andy_G]

A 4x2 would suit a snake up to 8 feet...

[jpsteele80]

A 4x2 would suit a snake up to 8 feet...

its not a snake of huge girth, its a slender snake. I had an 11 foot retic in a vision 322 which is only 3 feet wide and she loved it so yeah i think a 4x2 would be perfectly fine but that's just my 2 cents.

[Andy_G]

Yup...that's what I was getting at as well. ;)

[EL Ziggy]

I'm going to agree with you guys. I think a 4x2 is perfect for even the largest bull. My female is 6.5 ft and she's in an AP T8 (4x2x1) and I can't imagine her needing anything larger. Not that there's anything wrong with more space. :)