sounds sensible. i assume you detoxed and cleaned the habitat from your last snake? (i had a mite problem one time because i didn't adequately clean the cage...)
i found that with heat lamps, if you have a mesh top, you need to consider what the mesh is made of.. a friend melted a plastic mesh top because it was right under his (non light) radiant heat lamp. when i used my ceramic heat lamp i put it over the water bowl, as that helped to raise the humidity as well. we have a dry house in the winter....
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Date: 2007-12-28 09:31 pm (UTC)(i had a mite problem one time because i didn't adequately clean the cage...)
i found that with heat lamps, if you have a mesh top, you need to consider what the mesh is made of.. a friend melted a plastic mesh top because it was right under his (non light) radiant heat lamp.
when i used my ceramic heat lamp i put it over the water bowl, as that helped to raise the humidity as well. we have a dry house in the winter....
good luck with him, and keep us posted. 'kay?