Ordering the T8. A little help please..

[Mangiapane85]

Ok guys, so I'm about to order the T8. It's for my big kingsnake, but this forum gets traffic from the people I want advice from, so please forgive.

So I'm thinking I'm going to get the white one with the sliding glass doors. I want the swinging ones, but I think they only come in acrylic. So what should I order with it? Obviously the 11" flexwatt.. but does that mean it's like 11x11 or what? And does it come already installed and is it recessed or how does it work?.. also, I forget who posted but there was a guy that got LED lighting installed with his. I really want this but I don't see the option to add on the site. I only see the incandescent fixture. Does anyone know if this is a custom thing that I need to call and special order?

Also, any advice or opinions of anything else I should add on to it? I don't really have a great table to set it on, so I will probably order the 8in stand as well, although I wish it was higher than 8in.

Anyways. Advice? Opinions? Things to look forward to? TIA.


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[BPGator]

I have RHPs in mine, so I can't answer your flexwatt questions. Although I recall it seemed expensive to just attach some flexwatt. They do machine in a groove for the thermostat probe that allows you to easily insert it between the flexwatt and the enclosure. If you want it on a particular side, you'll have to call and talk to Ali.

I have glass sliding doors with locks. I opted for locks since I have a bunch of kids at my house. The doors do not come with knobs, so you'll want to order something. I ordered some from Amazon that stick on.

As for lighting, you have to call and talk to Ali to get LED lights installed. Their options are red, blue and possibly white (can't recall). I have red in both of mine. It's great for night viewing but doesn't provide adequate lighting for cleaning. jmcrook I know installed his own multicolor LED strip. You can PM him or look up in other forums what strip he uses (I know it was specific since AP will machine in a groove for you of a certain width).

Overall, I'm very happy with my enclosures. Took about 3-4 weeks to receive it. Easy to assemble. No issues. Don't hesitate to call and talk to them. Ali is very responsive and helpful.


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[KMG]

I just ordered one and it may be me you're talking about with the LEDs. Like mentioned above you have to call to add it. Its $40 and your options are red, white, or blue. Also like mentioned above you can add your own lights but have AP cut a grove for them for only $10.

I opted for the glass doors, LED lights, and divider.

Said to be three weeks out to delivery.

I didn't order flexwatt as I was going to run the same uth as on my other cages which is just a flat ultra therm mat.

Id call them and get them to put in your order of just what you want over the phone. They are super to deal with.

[Sauzo]

Hey Mangia, I probably was the guy you saw with the LEDs. I had them installed on 3 of my 3 T10s. They aren't listed on the website. You have to call them and talk to Ali, the customer service gal. She can add them to your order.

The flexwatt is 11" wide and cut about 2' long. It will cover pretty much the whole front to back of an 11" strip. It isn't installed. It comes rolled up with the plug attached. They give you like 2 strips of aluminum tape too but I have a whole roll so I didn't need theirs. My advice is go to any hardware store and buy a roll. It will allow you to tape the whole thing down instead of just a couple points. There is no recess for the heat tape. There is an outline to give you a guide of where it should go. There is a route channel on each side of the bottom of the cage where a t-stat probe would fit. Just choose either the left or right side, it doesn't matter. You will understand ity when you get the cage. Its really easy.

As for options, i'm not sure how active your snake is but all mine use their shelves. I did get locks installed too just in case since it was only $20. I didn't go for the stand as I just use the folding tables you can buy from Home Depot or Lowes.

For me, I ordered T10s with sliding glass doors, locks, flexwatt, led lighting and shelves. I'll do the same when I order my T25s.

[Mangiapane85]

Thank you so much guys! So the flexwatt is the only option I have for heating through them? I'm thinking a RHP would be better to just bump up the ambient since he doesn't really need a hotspot. Just a warm side. Guess I could buy my own and put it in. So all of the cages come pre-machined with the temp probe channels?

And I wish they could make it switch between LED colors cuz I'd love a nighttime type color for him like Gio has in his enclosures, but since they don't, I'll have to go with the white. BigSAK is actually the member that I was thinking of. He's the one that's gotten me hooked on the LED thing. It just looks so vivid and bright and gorgeous.

But yes, I will definitely be calling them Monday morning and setting everything up. I can't freaking WAIT!!


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[KMG]

I have a lamp on a timer that comes on at night. It has a red bulb and gives me and the snakes just enough light to see.

All the lights in my cages are white and come on during the day.

If you wanted both day and night led lights I bet they could add two strips. You could have them recess the groove and then add your own lights cheaper than getting them to do it all.

[Mangiapane85]

Sauzo, Hulk is super active. He's just very confined in the 20 gallon I have him in. He's way too big for it (about 6 ft).. but yeah, I think I'll definitely throw in a shelf just to give him some more exploration options. He's had a pretty rough life in the breeder tub he grew up in. He has several scars, he's killed a few females that the breeder tried mating him to. He was just a super angry snake when I first got him. The breeder basically gave him to me. And he has, with regular handling, since become just an AWESOME pet. So I really wanna go all out with this since it will be his forever home.

Just like I will do with all of my pythons after I retire them. .. the ones I have now anyways, since they will forever be the ones that started this crazy addiction.

But yeah, hulk needs to just have a paradise that he can relax AND exercise in. And it's time.

Anyways, sorry for the rant! Lol

Oh! And can someone post a pic of the actual RHP they have in theirs? I need to study up on RHPs if I'm going to go this route. It's mounted on the wall right?

And just a pic of the dude being WAY too big in his WAY too small tank lol. Poor guy.





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[Mangiapane85]

I have a lamp on a timer that comes on at night. It has a red bulb and gives me and the snakes just enough light to see.

Do you mean a lamp that just lights up the whole room or a lamp over the actual enclosure? Because the enclosure is closed off on all sides except the front right? (End stupid question lol)



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[KMG]

A RHP is mounted on the ceiling of the cage.

If you are going to add a shelf you have to remember that this will then cut the cage in half so there will be a portion of the shelf that is only six inches from the shelf. Also depending on which RHP you go with may make it a bit harder to clean the shelf. I have three Pro Product RHPs that are very thin but then the one in my PVC Cages cage is a couple inches thick. In the cage it is in it doesn't matter but if it was in a 12 inch cage with a shelf only 6 inches under it that would only give you a four inch gap between the shelf and the bottom of the RHP.

If you think you want a RHP you may want to get a few more inches in height.

If you go through this site as if you are picking out a page it will show you pics. In some of them you can see the RHPs. Some are black and others are white. Select different size cages cause it will show you different pics. If you click on "Accessories" and then select "perches " it has a good pic showing the RHP mounted to the ceiling.

http://pvccages.com/

[KMG]

Do you mean a lamp that just lights up the whole room or a lamp over the actual enclosure? Because the enclosure is closed off on all sides except the front right? (End stupid question lol)



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A lamp for the entire room. I have a heated snake room and the one floor lamp in the corner gives off plenty of light to see into all of the cages at night. If Im feeding or needing to do something I have a headlamp I wear that has a white, green, and red light output so I don't disturb them.