AP T3 Heat and Humidity Question

A rheostat is a device to vary the amount of a current passing through it to complete a circuit. A thermostat is basically a rheostat with a temperature sensor attached to it. If you are gonna monitor the temp in the cage 24/7 you could go with a rheostat, but i'd go with the thermostat. It does some of the work for ya :)

I'm just trying to figure out what to do. Although I do believe there are benefits to belly heat, I'm still not 100% convinced of the necessity of it.

THey can survive without it - then again they could survive on an awful lot less than we are willing to give em - but why push them into any sort of subsistence living or marginal existence?

yeah, $40 is no big deal for something that will help optimize their living conditions. there's really no reason to skimp on it since you are going for a really nice enclosure to begin with.

How do you set up the belly heat with a thermostat? Wondering about hotspots too with the heat cables through the bottom.

i would get the belly heat and the cut out, depends really on how your house/room is setup. you could just use a uth with a thermostat. always choose a thermostat over a rheostat. the thermostat will regulate your heaters regardless of room conditions,rheostats will not. by the way i'm in the hvac business so i have some knowledge of heating/cooling. elevatethis i notice your in richmond, me too. i can get thermostats like the ranco and johnson controls ones wired up with a 6 outlet strip to run multiple tanks/cages on (cages must be setup identical for this to work) i run these on my green tree pythons cages as well. hope this may help.

thanks

vaughn

Changed my order to include the belly heat. One thing I didn't ask was if the belly heat goes across the whole bottom of the cage or just one side. Anyone know?

When I spoke to the lady at AP, she said it goes through the left 1/3 of the cage.

And Vaughn, how exactly is the thermostat set up with the belly heat option? (like wiring and everything)

Perfect!