I am going to be trying my hand at building an enclosure for my future carpet python and had a question concerning the lighting. Will be a wooden enclosure with a glass front and will be ~19in high. I wanted to put some type of lighting inside the cage as it will be in a darker corner of the room and would like to be able to see inside the cage. This will be purely for day/night cycle and viewing purposes.
I was looking for ways to mount lights inside the cage and I found this
Fluorescent Mounting Fixtures For UVA and UVB Bulbs
Main question is if that is safe to put on the top of the enclosure without any protection around it. I was not sure if fluorescent bulbs got hot enough to injure snakes. If that will not work for some reason, I would love some suggestions.
Thanks.
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