Ceramic heat emitter and uth

[Brandon101]

Hi, I've recently had a new plastic enclosure built for my ball python. It's size is approximately 1400x600x500mm.
I've put a heating pad on the one side underneath the enclosure and the temperature gets to a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius. Should I put the ceramic heat emitter on the same side of the enclosure as the heating pad or on the opposite side of the enclosure?

[Scubadiver59]

Welcome to sSNAKESs!! :D

Normally I'd say one or the other. A combination of UTH+basking lamp for UV of some sort is an option to explore as well since the CHE is only going to put out more heat and no UV rays.

[SSSSnakes]

Make sure you keep a cooler side too. If you are going to use both, I would put them both on the same side.

[Scubadiver59]

I kinda forgot to include that statement...thanks SSSSnakes

Make sure you keep a cooler side too. If you are going to use both, I would put them both on the same side.

[TRD]

Would ditch the UTH and get either incandescent heating lights or a RHP if having a 'light' is an issue. And yes, heat only 1 side of the place, not both.

[Brandon101]

Thanks for everyone's help, I was told by allot of the pet shops here that because the cage is so long, I would need to add a CHE to the cool side, but listening too everyone's advice here I think I'm gonna ditch the CHE.

[dannybgoode]

Ditch the uth not the che. The che is a far more effective heat source.

[Brandon101]

I thought ball pythons had to have under belly heat

[dannybgoode]

No not really. How many uth's are there in the wild? :).

The che will heat the ground which will radiate heat back out in any event. Much more natural.