larger bodied snakes and uth

[Jendee]

Originally Posted by TCS-bot

I wonder if there seems to be a sort of country divide in regards differences in knowledge/recommendations.

From what I've always known (and heard from many other keepers in this country) mat heating has always been the recommended and prefered for smaller bodied snakes, but larger bodied snakes have always been recommended to use heating from above (ceramic, lamp etc) or an AHS.

I think there is 100% because once you pointed this out I realized that all of my other places are 98% our U.S people.
Humm thats interesting.

[Jendee]

you know you Uk guys should sooo find a plastics place and start making abs or pvc cages!! its cheap to make and you would easly make a killing out there!!! tons of money!!
way better then wood or glass..you know like the U.S has boaphiles or prolines. All my cages are prolines..made with abs...AWESOME!!
then all these heating problems would be out the window!

[Aaron_S]

Two words. Heat panels.

[Damion930]

Hm interesting kinda reminds me of a ceramic heat emiter only more coverage first I've heard of em. I guess the radiant heat would heat the tank surface providing proper belly heat and with the low surface temp no real worry of contact burns though id probly still cover them just my paranoia lol. I like the overheating safety fuse feature as well good call aaron s. But...always a but I still think a properly installed heat matt or uth or flex watt is a good way to go but I may just have to upgrade to heat panels I like the sound of them you have a good experience with them arron?

[Aaron_S]

You can mount them to the side of an enclosure as well. Granted that may not be the most ideal heating solution but we're heating a very large space. I think that's what some people do with large reptiles.