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Kaa's new habitat...

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I finally got this setup for him (Kaa, our male Ball Python). It has a ceramic heat bulb on the hot side, and a nice florescent light for display purpose. This is great... it has good ventilation, stays nice and warm ambiance, and humidity is doing great without moisture substrate contact. The front is plexi on a slide track to open, and there is even a lock.

I am going to hit up the dollar store this evening for more fake foliage.

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Looks great!

One minor thing - I'm sure the ceramic heat emitter manufacturer wouldn't recommend having the wire mesh in contact with the device. Does it make a difference? I don't know. But it seems like it shouldn't be touching.
 
The casing is all metal (just a white coated thing... metal paint that is heat resistant, I imagine... because it is working wonderfully and is not hot). The basket cage around it actually does give a few inches of clearance - the screws that hold the unit in place were not tightened back in post-move (leaving it to dangle a bit) and I did not realize it until I looked at these photos (we have since screwed it back in place!). The metal is non-conducting (can touch it with my hand without harm).

The setup so far is going really well!

Right now the hide on the cool side is under a hollow log, but I have a retro drawer from an old dresser with a cool paint job on the front... and I have cut a snake-sized hole on the bottom. It will be the cool side hide tonight, once I get on to doing pet and tank maint this evening!
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