ok guys this past week ive been exchanging emails with animal plastics in regards to purchasing a new rack. the thing is from my understanding these racks only come with a 3" strip of flexwatt to heat the rack, so i took it upon myself to inquire about "extra" heating such as running an 11" piece of flexwatt throughout the rack instead of a 3", well i was told that doing so would weaken the shelf being as though the flexwatt is recessed into the shelves so another option was to run a second strip of 3" flexwatt through the rack, now creating a 6" basking area for my animals. the things i would like to get from you guys are, does this seem like overkill for an enclosed rack system? theres two reasons why im trying to get the extra heat, one of them being that i'd prefer to have my animals on a wide enough basking area as oppose to a small strip and two would be to raise ambient temps within the tub. from my understanding an enclosed rack system holds heat and humidity much better than an open air rack system but in my situation the room that i house my animals in has fluctuating temps which drop between the 50's and 70's. so is there a certain room temp you need to have your room set to to in order to have proper ambient air temps? or can i get by without having that second strip of flexwatt installed and housing my animals in a room with such varying temps and the original 3" strip of flexwatt installed. i mean is that one strip that powerful to heat the air up to 80-82 degrees on its own or would i need my room to be at a certain temp to acquire such temperatures? i appreciate any and all info you guys have to share.
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