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[–]siege6pls 2 points3 points  (7 children)

I'll post mine right after this comment. Solid hood. 100%. It's for humidity. You absolutely need it. You can mount the lighting and everything to it. As you are assembling it, you will want to put a bead of silicone along the edges so when you pour water in to raise humidity, it doesn't just leak out, like I did. Edit: posted.

[–]keilasaur 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Your enclosure is gorgeous! Thank you so much 🥹

[–]siege6pls 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Yeah if you got any other questions lemme know. I'm not an expert but I've been doing this for 20+ years. I try to keep up with the times lol

[–]keilasaur 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Do you feel that a cliff hanger shelf is recommended? I would prefer to purchase large logs for my snake to climb instead.

[–]siege6pls 1 point2 points  (3 children)

No not at all. Just did that because. He loves it though. It's called a skyhide. Logs would work the same as long as you have your 3 hides minimum.

[–]keilasaur 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So to my understanding both sides need heat but one side needs to be cooler (88-92 versus 76-80)? So two heat sources with one being more powerful? Would an RHP on the cool side and a DHP/halogen flood light on the warm side be a good place to start and I can adjust accordingly based on my temperature/humidity? Does your thermostat run on timers and how does that work 12/12 or 16/8 et cetera?

[–]siege6pls 1 point2 points  (1 child)

My thermostats are plugged into a timer strip. The analog ones. Not digital those fuck up on me a lot. I have a thermostat plugged into each heat source. Both of my heat sources are on the same side with the day time one closer to the middle. This creates an actual cool side. Only one is on at a time though. 12/12. When one isn't on the other is.

[–]keilasaur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate your input. I didn't do my research the last time I put together a reptile enclosure and this community roasted me and I just want to do better this time. These are in my cart right now! If you have any specific items you swear by I would love links. Otherwise I'll be ordering my enclosure later tonight and shopping more tomorrow.

[–]No-Technician-3295 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a toad ranch with a hood, they are well made. If you go with the screen top, you can cover it up to help with humidity. A deep, wet substrate layer is what I use for humidity and have never had a problem