Belly Heat or Back Heat for racks?

I went with back heat . I have a friend that lost 4 snakes due to belly heat the stat went haywire and he had belly heat . Well now everything he has is back ! I have one 6 slot and 2 three slot rack all sides and back closed and keep great heat for them like nost have said i think it all comes down to how the rack is made :)

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Originally Posted by twh

i'm not sure i follow this,back heat usually requires much more wattage seeing that it's less effiecent which means more electric cost and more thermostats in multi rack set ups.have fun!

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I had belly heat and had a friend lose 4 snakes when the stat went but i use only back heat now and see no diff in my bill .

Back heat all the way. Seems like a lot of people who are against it never tried it. I don't trust belly heat for a second. I would rather have my thermostat malfunction with back than belly.

I have some racks with back heat but most have belly heat. Imo it is harder to get my temps right with back heat. But it works for a lot of people. Belly heat works best for me although there are risks with any kind of heating element. I have lost a snake in the past to a faulty thermostat that was controlling belly heat in an animal plastic ensloure so I am aware of the danger with it

The poll should have a "Both" option...

Belly heat all the way!

Daniel

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Originally Posted by likebull1

Back heat all the way. Seems like a lot of people who are against it never tried it. I don't trust belly heat for a second. I would rather have my thermostat malfunction with back than belly.

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alot of ppl that talk down on belly heat have never tried it.

i had a belly heat rack that went wrong. lucky i didnt lose any snakes. but i have 3 tubs with holes that are 3" wide and 12" long in them now.

also back heat doesnt work if your rack is poorly made! the tubs have to fit you cant have 2" of space on each side of the tub and expect much

If your ambient room temp stays above 74F back heat is fine. If below 74F then belly heat is recommended. My racks use 3 in. or 4 in. heat tape w/ belly heat.

i use belly so that the heat its distributed more evenly. never used back heat but i can imagine most of the heat would rise to upper tubs.

I think and have heard that belly heat is the best route to go for the snakes in helping digest there food.

lance