How should I heat the floor of my future snake room

[andwhy6]

I'm looking to pick up a large burm and want to place her in a room of the house. The space I want to heat is about 12' x 12' I want to make her floor heated as I would a cage without spending an arm and a leg. Just wondering how some of you guys/gals out there have done it.

[The Serpent Merchant]

I haven't ever heated a whole room but I believe that flexwatt is used to heat floors outside of the reptile community. It would require a good bit of work and $$ to get working and be safe. Another option is to use oil filled heaters regulated by Ranco thermostats to heat the whole room.

[Simple Man]

Tile and Flexwatt actually. Shouldn't be that difficult. I'd consult with an electrician to make sure it gets done properly and to your areas code.

Regards,

B

[andwhy6]

That's what I was thinking. Or just linoleum with Flexwatt. I just don't know the amount I would need in order to keep he temp up

[coldbloodaddict]

You don't want a Burm pissing all over your floors!!! You'll have a very hard time keeping her husbandry right in a 12 x 12 room without spending a whole lot of money...

Just get a nice 8 foot Sentec cage and the Burm will be happier because you will be able to control her environment properly!

http://sentecreptilecages.com/features.php?id=1

[RichsBallPythons]

They do sell heat cable designed for floor heating thoughout the home. Its not cheap to do and time consuming.

http://www.builddirect.com/Flooring-...+Product+Lines

[andwhy6]

Thanks guys but I'm converting the room. I know I can keep temps and husbandry well. False floor going in to make for easy up keep as well. Just need someone who's used Flexwatt and linoleum. There's gotta be someone out there.

[RichsBallPythons]

I wouldnt use flexwatt to heat a whole floor. Use the Floor cable kits to heat entire floor to 80. And set up a radiant Heat Panel for a part of room to be 88

[WingedWolfPsion]

I wouldn't use FlexWatt, either. Use something like this:
http://www.wayfair.com/WarmlyYours-T...FcVrKgodYipdCw

It's designed for that purpose, it's sturdy, and it's not prohibitively expensive when you're talking about tiling a room.

If the room is well-insulated, you might not need any additional supplemental heating, but you should put in 2 separate pieces of the floor heat, then, so you can set different temperatures on different sides of the room. I would check air temperatures after you have the floor heat installed, and see if you need any heat panels.

For the walls, you may want to consider using cement board. Green board is moisture-resistant, but cement board is moisture-proof and won't mold. Don't forget about the ceiling. Standard sheet rock isn't designed for constant high humidity.

Are you going to install a floor drain? (This idea is one I've put a bit of thought into as well, lol).

[RichsBallPythons]

I wouldn't use FlexWatt, either. Use something like this:
http://www.wayfair.com/WarmlyYours-T...FcVrKgodYipdCw

It's designed for that purpose, it's sturdy, and it's not prohibitively expensive when you're talking about tiling a room.

If the room is well-insulated, you might not need any additional supplemental heating, but you should put in 2 separate pieces of the floor heat, then, so you can set different temperatures on different sides of the room. I would check air temperatures after you have the floor heat installed, and see if you need any heat panels.

For the walls, you may want to consider using cement board. Green board is moisture-resistant, but cement board is moisture-proof and won't mold. Don't forget about the ceiling. Standard sheet rock isn't designed for constant high humidity.

Are you going to install a floor drain? (This idea is one I've put a bit of thought into as well, lol).

Thats the same stuff i posted above, just your link comes in a kit for easier installation.