Question about ARS racks...

[DutchHerp]

Hi everyone,

Do you need to have high temperatures in the room where you're keeping the rack, or not?

Racks from RBI, AP, and Boaphile all have plastic with high insulating properties...ARS only has a frame.

Do the ARS tubs insulate better? I'd love to keep an ARS rack in a cool room.

[greghall]

open racks don't hold heat as well as a RBI.If your room is heated & not drafty freedom or ARS is the choice for most.

[DutchHerp]

So a room that can dip below 70F is no good with ARS?

[JD Constriction]

Agreed. ARS, Freedom Breeder, or even Vision don't hold humidity or heat as well as RBI or AP racks.

For an uncontrolled room (both humidity and heat) I'd say go for the RBI/AP.

[FIREball]

Even a room that dips below 70 isnt good for the enclosed racks like RBI and AP. ARS and FB are definately out of the question, I use RBI and my room is set at 80-82 deg

[Skiploder]

Hi everyone,

Do you need to have high temperatures in the room where you're keeping the rack, or not?

Racks from RBI, AP, and Boaphile all have plastic with high insulating properties...ARS only has a frame.

Do the ARS tubs insulate better? I'd love to keep an ARS rack in a cool room.

Racks don't perform well in unheated rooms - unless you're into colubrids.

My Freedom Breeders, Boaphiles and RBIs all hold relatively the same temps and humidity. The cool end of the drawer will be just tad over ambient for the room.

I don't know about ARS, but FB has changed their lid design so that you can opt between 100% perforated to little to no perforation. Again, no difference in my FB compared to my "closed" 41qt PVC racks in terms of temp and humidity.

If you need your cool end temps up around 80 degrees, you will need to keep the room over 76 degrees even with an RBI or an AP rack.

[DutchHerp]

My AP cage will stay up to 74F in the front of the cage when it's 67 in my room... and that's sliding glass doors.
Why does a tub cool down so much more?

The AP has a RHP in it btw.

[Skiploder]

The AP has a RHP in it btw.

You answered your own question.

A tub in a rack most likely has flexwatt underneath it. Flexwatt effectively heats a spot - not a whole enclosure.

[DutchHerp]

Hahah thanks for the reply.
RHPs are by far the ultimate way to heat an enclosure.

[Skiploder]

Hahah thanks for the reply.
RHPs are by far the ultimate way to heat an enclosure.