heating in a rack

hey everyone im adding to my collection i have one norm right now but i have a spider on the way and soon to have 3 more snakes in a few months i want to build a rack but i dont know about heating can i just use heating pads i dont know where i can get a flexwatt system or anything so could i just use large heat pads ???? please help

come on guys answer

Well, depending on your setup, you can have heat pads, or you can have flexwatt...


If you build your rack, you can use heat cable or flexwatt, which are the two most common heating elements used.

It's only been an hour and normal people are at work.. Give it some time.

You can buy flexwatt at many online stores such as www.reptilebasics.com, www.beanfarm.com, www.bigappleherp.com, etc. Depending on what size tubs you're going to use, you'll get either 3" flexwatt or 11" flexwatt, it is priced by the foot. It can come pre-wired, or you can wire it yourself.

heat cable ???? so wait im still confused i can use heating pads
that arent flexwatt becuase i dont know where i can find the flexwatt system

Thick reptile heating pads, unless they are the thin exo-terra ones, aren't going to work well in a rack system. They are just too thick and the tub will get stuck and rub up against the pad. You don't want the heating element compressed as it could be a fire hazard.

Flexwatt or heat cable are your best bet.

understand that the heat cable needs to be routed in to the shelf it is sitting on.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

understand that the heat cable needs to be routed in to the shelf it is sitting on.

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Should flexwatt be routed into a self to?

thank you everyone

No flexwatt is like paper thin I jsut tape it down with metal tape and it works fine. :D