Was told this by a snake breeder, what do you think

I can tell you VPI uses this method.. it's totally fine as well I wish I could afford to heat a whole building like that..

But it's fine..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

I can tell you VPI uses this method.. it's totally fine as well I wish I could afford to heat a whole building like that..

But it's fine..

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I think they make up for 3-4 months of heating bills by having 8-9 months of not paying for air conditioning. :P South Texas summers will warm that building juuuust fine!

I heat my snake room to cornsnake temps and then use heat tape for the bps. :D

It can be done and works perfectly fine, however the power bill might be a bit scary ;) compare to keeping a snake room in the mid 70's.

But than again if your snake room allows you to do it because of where it is you might actually save money.

There's more than one way to do thing you just need to find the one that works for you.

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

Ahh c'mon Lynn its like having the added benefit of a sauna:gj:

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lol, just not the pleasure.

i know a guy here who keeps his whole store and his back rooms with his personal stuff at one temp for day and a drop for night. i have never seen any of his animals get sick because of this. this is something i plan on doing when i get back home to MA.

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Originally Posted by XIIIPythons

So i met a snake breeder today while i was at work " he was wearing his business shirt" so i told him about me purchasing 3 and starting a breeding project etc... well after awhile of talking he told me.. that he has a shop that he keeps them in and he keeps it at 92 degrees day 82 at night, so he doesnt have to put a heat source on each snake setup.. . and i know everyone on here says to have a hot side and a cool side.. so i was wondering whats the downfall to having 1 steady temp for the whole room.. he told me there was none, it gave a more natural surrounding to the wild.,...... btw so i dont get scolded i do use heat tape with a controled temp.....

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While living in the Florida this was my preferred method of keeping my animals. Once I moved to Ohio I heated the building and also used belly heat. My electric bills were 10 fold higher using belly heat then just room heat (room heat was via gas furnace and belly tape was electric). While its less comfortable to work in 90 degrees, the reality is that depending on the total number of animals and square footage of the building it can be much less expense than paying by the foot for heat tape (also much safer, just ask your insurance company what method they would prefer:)