how to set up a tub enclosure

[snake2615]

so i went to walmart today and got a really good deal thanks to there price settings so i got 4 41 qts for 2.25 a piece and i want to make one a bigger home for my adult normal and wanted to know how to go about heating it and all that good jazz any help ?

[llovelace]

11" flexwatt on one end with a thermostat of course

[cstruthers]

I use the 4" flexwatt. But I do have it running the length of the tub so if you do only one side you may want to go bigger

[snake2615]

here iss the real question then run the heat on one side or the length of the tub witch is better lol ?

[Eulogy13]

your snake still needs to be able to thermoregulate, so i would recommend running the heat tape on the warm side of the tub as opposed to the entire length.

[Kaorte]

here iss the real question then run the heat on one side or the length of the tub witch is better lol ?

Neither is "better" necessarily. I have used both methods successfully.

[Eulogy13]

im just wondering on this because i am going to build a rack soon and i have only heard of using belly or back heat on the warm side. wouldnt it effect the gradient?

[Kaorte]

im just wondering on this because i am going to build a rack soon and i have only heard of using belly or back heat on the warm side. wouldnt it effect the gradient?

I'm not sure I get what you mean.

In a rack setup, people either use 3-4" belly heat down the back of each shelf, or back heat down the whole back of the rack using 11" heat tape.

[izoid]

I use the 41 qt tubs and have an 11"x12" piece of flexwatt on the rear of the shelf (providing belly heat). It is then all controlled by a Ranco thermostat.

[Eulogy13]

here iss the real question then run the heat on one side or the length of the tub witch is better lol ?

when i read i came to the conclusion they wanted to run the heat tape down the entire length of the tub, from the warm end to the cooler end.