Hi everyone:

I just purchased a new Animal Plastics enclosure and it is awesome. I have a question though. The enclosure is 4x2x12 and I have attached a piece of 11" flex watt to the underside. I have had the flex watt plugged in for about an hour, and I can't even feel any heat inside the enclosure, the flex watt itself doesn't seem very warm. The AP enclosures are 1/2" thick plastic, would I be better off switching to a heat panel? (BTW, my snake is not using the enclosure yet, I am testing temps and what not before I move him).