Hi, You PM'd me about my set up, but my reply is too long for a visitor message LOL.
As I stated in my replies to the threads you created, there is a lot of info available. I'm only new to this as well, so I can't offer you professional advice, only let you know what I did.
I am currently keeping my Jungle (almost 7 months old) in a Click Clack (please read the helpful guide in the DIY section about how to build one, it has photo's and a detailed description) and I'm going to upgrade him to his larger enclosure in the next month or so, once he is happily eating larger food items. They can happily live in Click Clacks for a year - a year and a half, so you don't need to worry about a large enclosure for a while yet.
To heat his Click Clack I'm currently using a 14W heat mat and for his larger enclosure, I am using a heat globe. I won't add the links here where I purchased from, I will just reply to your PM with them.
Before you buy a heat globe, you need to work out what globe size (wattage) you will need after you decide on an enclosure size. It can be a bit tricky to guess what wattage you'll need, but here is a basic chart to help work out what you may need (please note variables like enclosure construction material can vary the heat efficiency in your enclosure so this is a GUIDE ONLY:
35-75 Litres = 50W
75-150 Litres = 100W
150-265 Litres = 150W
265 = 340 Litres = 200W
340 Litres and up = 250W
Again, I will send you the link for the product I bought. Very happy with it. But the Herp Shop is also a highly recommended place to go as well.
For my Click Clack I have is sitting on a table in a quiet bedroom. I put a ceramic tile on the table, put the heat mat on that, then another ceramic tile on top of that, then the Click Clack on top of that. This means that if the heat mat ever malfunctions (they can sometimes melt or burn) my snake will be safe. I check the heat mat twice a day to make sure it is working well. Always buy a heat mat that has the Australian Safety sticker on it (many don't) and use a thermostat to make sure it doesn't overheat the enclosure. Put the thermostat probe just above the floor where the hottest part of the enclosure is, to 33 degrees, the "hot spot"
You can also use heat cord which is meant to be safer and more reliable but I don't know anything about heat cords.
Moose's next enclosure is a converted display cabinet. It's 85cm wide x 130cm high x 38cm deep with 2 lockable doors and glass panneling (not full glass) on 3 sides. So it's not quite big enough for him as an adult, but will do him for about 2-3 years. I will get him something bigger as he requires it (the good thing about snakes is they don't need much space when they're small, so you have lots of time to make/purchase a full size adult enclosure)
I will be heating that size enclosure with a top mounted 200W black ceramic heat globe (we got all the electrical fittings and leads from a lighting shop, I just went in and asked for a screw-in light fitting socket and power cord with an on/off switch to match, it's easy to put together "by a licenced electrician" and both my heat globe and light (compact flurescent globe attached to the same screw in light fitting) are covered with a cage to protect my snake from burns.
I hope this helps to answer some questions.
Just remember when picking a snake, pick something you really like, not something that people tell you to pick. Make sure you have a good Click Clack (I'm using a 20 Litre one - most are 7-10 Litres, but I'm working my 7 month old up to his larger enclosure slowly) and always do a search for threads that may have your answer, instead of starting new ones, as chances are, your question (or mart of it) may have already been answered.
As I said, I'm not giving you advice on what to specifically do or use for your snake, I can only tell you what I'm personally doing. I will send the links via private reply to your message.
Good luck.
- Schneck
Just worked out a rough estimate in the area of 800 Litre enclosure for the dimensions you supplied.
For your hot spot, based on the height and good gradient of temp between warm area and cold area, I would guess a 200W - 250W ceramic heat globe. I think a 75W heat light might not be enough and your hot spot might be too small)
Someone else might be able to confirm this? I don't have enough experience with this stuff.
