Heating a bigger cage

[LivingwithBalls]

Once I get a larger cage, I will obviously need more heat. Here in cold Canada, would I get by with just a heat pad or should I add an additional heat lamp? The room he is in is normally mid 60's during the night and a bit higher throughout the day.


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[Syfaio]

I would say a regulated heat pad would be fine but in your case with the temps being 60's that's a little cold so maybe a heat lamp for some additional ambient heat.

[LivingwithBalls]

That's what I figured. Thanks for the input.


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[The Golem]

I got a roll of Reflectix from Home Depot and covered 3 sides + the top of the glass enclosure, and 1 have another piece cut out to put on the front side when the temp drops outside and my apartment gets cold, or to give the snake extra privacy.
The piece on top keeps in most of the heat but the roll is pretty big so I figured I'd use it to 'wrap' the entire enclosure.




http://www.homedepot.ca/product/refl...ck-2x10/902355

Usually the UTH is enough but it's good to have overhead lamps too for when the ambient temp in the room drops on the coldest days.

[Rickys_Reptiles]

I live just North of Toronto - so I know what cold you're talking about! brrr...

I have 7' x 24" x 24" enclosures. I have 12" wide heat tape covering the ENTIRE floor, half of the enclosure is regulated to be 90 degrees and the other half is regulated to be 81 degrees. By doing that, no matter what the ambient temps are, the floor temps are always correct.

If that still isn't enough, 1 or 2 low wattage ceramic bulbs can raise the ambient temps a bit.

[LivingwithBalls]

Okay. I think I'll buy the heat pad first and see how it does, and then if I need more a low watt ceramic heat emitter will do.


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[tbowman]

To my understanding uth will not change the ambient temp at all, especially on the cool end of the cage. 65 degrees is too low for a bp, I wouldn't risk it.

[SRMD]

UTHs only heat what it comes into contact with, so that will do nothing for your ambient temps.

[Cowtipper]

If it's a wood or plastic enclosure, get a radiant heat panel, but your height should be no higher than about 18 inches, otherwise it's hard to heat it; and get an appropriate size (wattage) panel, then you should have no problems in your climate to heat a big enclosure.