My new (and first :D) rack!

did you use any heating

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Originally Posted by jmc reptiles

did you use any heating

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4" flexwatt along the bottom of each shelf, the silver stuff is aluminum tape covering it.

Nice rack. I like how you have room on top for another tank. Lovin your spider too.

Awesome job, very professional looking !

I have a question about the heating, I see the Flexwatt plugs right into the wall, but what controls the temp...or are they plugged into someting else ? I see the box on the side with the cables coming out, I figure is a thermostat ? I am just wondering how it all works.
And one more question...the day / night cycle, how well can a rack be lighted durring the day to provide the light cycle ? It seems like it would be pretty dark in there all the time.

Sorry...Im a noob, just got my first BP a week ago. But I already want a couple more and am just curious how things work for controling multiple heat sources. I dont get an animal until I learn all I can about its needs, and know I can care for it properly...so I have many questions before I change setups from a simple aquarium to a rack like this, lol. :D ( Your room is great by the way, lol. ) Wish I had another room here I could do what I want with so my wife cant yell at me...I tried to take one of my kids' rooms, but she wouldnt let me, hahahaha.

P.S....how easy is to control the humidity in those ?

Thanks.

Nicely done. I think I'm going to go with black melamine soon too.

You and your dad did a great job!!!

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Originally Posted by tonyaltn

Awesome job, very professional looking !

I have a question about the heating, I see the Flexwatt plugs right into the wall, but what controls the temp...or are they plugged into someting else ? I see the box on the side with the cables coming out, I figure is a thermostat ? I am just wondering how it all works.
And one more question...the day / night cycle, how well can a rack be lighted durring the day to provide the light cycle ? It seems like it would be pretty dark in there all the time.

Sorry...Im a noob, just got my first BP a week ago. But I already want a couple more and am just curious how things work for controling multiple heat sources. I dont get an animal until I learn all I can about its needs, and know I can care for it properly...so I have many questions before I change setups from a simple aquarium to a rack like this, lol. :D ( Your room is great by the way, lol. ) Wish I had another room here I could do what I want with so my wife cant yell at me...I tried to take one of my kids' rooms, but she wouldnt let me, hahahaha.

P.S....how easy is to control the humidity in those ?

Thanks.

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Thanks! The flexwatt plugs into a thermostat which is plugged into a wall, so it is controlled that way. Ball Pythons don't really need a day/night cycle. In the wild, they would spend all their time in warm burrows underground, and only really come out at night. The light in my room and from the windows is really more than sufficient. It's suuuuper easy to control humidity in tubs. I set everything up without holes in the tubs, and then added them a few at a time to get it where I wanted, and there you go! Way easier than tanks :D

That's a gorgeous rack and very much like what I'd like to build myself. Nice work!

Looks great! Come build me one? :D I wish I was handy :(