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Old 27-Jan-05, 05:13 PM
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RE: Lighting and Heating help

There's no need for a UV tube...

If you want to do it properly, I'd put the snake in a taller, skinnier enclosure first. They will be more active, climbing from the warm end (top) to the cool end (bottom). I'd put a 40 or 60 watt Infra Red globe (with a cage!) up top, connected to a thermostat (Microclimate preferably, but black box or IMIT will do) set at around 33-34 basking temperature. Put in a small (1-2 foot) fluro, and it'll be perfect...
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