Rack/Tubs question

I just heat my whole room with no heat tape or any other form of heating. Been working excelent. Just hooked up a 1500w ceramic heater to a Ranco 111000 etc. I've been keeping my room at 90° and everything poops, eats, urates and sheds perfectly without exception. It's not for everyone but works great for me and my snakes.

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Originally Posted by Expensive hobby

I just heat my whole room with no heat tape or any other form of heating. Been working excelent. Just hooked up a 1500w ceramic heater to a Ranco 111000 etc. I've been keeping my room at 90° and everything poops, eats, urates and sheds perfectly without exception. It's not for everyone but works great for me and my snakes.

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thats exactly how all the really large breeders do it, and its perfectly fine, you just need really good insulation.

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Originally Posted by Pythonfriend

thats exactly how all the really large breeders do it, and its perfectly fine, you just need really good insulation.

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Ya I insulated and eliminated the Window in the room, insulated and eliminated the HVAC register, sealed off the door, insulated the attic access door and secured it, and insulated the plugs switches and outlets. And for safety installed a keyed lock to the room.

Also installed a ceiling fan to circulate the warm air so it is more even from floor to ceiling. Even the carpet stays warm.

Great thing about a sealed, insulated and heated room, if you need to clean a cage or repair a rack, the snake can sit in any tote and stay warm for extended periods of time even. And even if a hatchling escapes it can't get out, and I have piece of mind knowing that it will stay warm until I find it. Makes everything so much safer and easier.

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Originally Posted by PweEzy

Close the A/C vents and get a space heater for the room. I have a Lasko Ceramic Element which is a tower space heater that actually has a thermostat on it. It oscillates to spread the heat thru the room and shuts off once the desired temp is reached. I think its perfect in that it doesn't always have to stay on. I also second the idea of wrapping the rack in a blanket to help insulate it.

On a side note, can anyone give input on the assembled weight of these plastic racks? I'm assuming they are fairly light weight with not much insulation?

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That is looking like my best option, that would be perfect to have a heater with a thermostat on it to shut off once temp is reached. which lasko are you using specifically and is it working well for you?

Thank you everyone for all the great input :) , now can you who are using heaters give me suggestions on some good reliable ones that in your experience work the best. thanks :colbert2:

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Originally Posted by Tunechi

That is looking like my best option, that would be perfect to have a heater with a thermostat on it to shut off once temp is reached. which lasko are you using specifically and is it working well for you?

Thank you everyone for all the great input :) , now can you who are using heaters give me suggestions on some good reliable ones that in your experience work the best. thanks :colbert2:

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Just a word of warning don't rely on the T-stat on the heater. They often fail and cooking your snakes is not fun. The best option Imo is to buy a cheaper heater (sans all the fancy options) and run it off of a Ranco T-stat. The cheaper heater paired with the inexpensive T-stat will not only save you a ton of money, but it will also give you better control and piece of mind.

The t-stat on my heater failed after only 2 weeks, but the heater itself runs like a champ. Lot of guys go this route for good reason.

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Originally Posted by Expensive hobby

Just a word of warning don't rely on the T-stat on the heater. They often fail and cooking your snakes is not fun. The best option Imo is to buy a cheaper heater (sans all the fancy options) and run it off of a Ranco T-stat. The cheaper heater paired with the inexpensive T-stat will not only save you a ton of money, but it will also give you better control and piece of mind.

The t-stat on my heater failed after only 2 weeks, but the heater itself runs like a champ. Lot of guys go this route for good reason.

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Ahhh thank you I was thinking how accurate/reliable just the tstat on a heater would be. That makes much more sense doing it that way. I would greatly appreciate if you could give me a link to a Ranco t-stats I googled it they make a lot of different ones :rolleye2: thanks!

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Originally Posted by Tunechi

Ahhh thank you I was thinking how accurate/reliable just the tstat on a heater would be. That makes much more sense doing it that way. I would greatly appreciate if you could give me a link to a Ranco t-stats I googled it they make a lot of different ones :rolleye2: thanks!

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Just go with the 111000ETC. That one works for the application perfectly

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