Would pipe heat cable for houses work for reptiles?

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Originally Posted by dillymann

Everybody keeps reaming me out for only using a heat lamp because "ball pythons need belly heat"


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You can safely completely ignore anyone telling you Ball Pythons need belly heat. They are a nocturnal snake found in termite mounds and burrows, not sunning themselves on racks and roads.
Belly heat will not hurt them if it is provided safely but, remember there are breeders that us only ambient temperature for their BP's. Personally, I prefer to keep a gradient and let my snake decide how warm or cool they want to be but, obviously my method is not the only way to take care of these animals.

As for sliding doors being too large. Could you frame in smaller windows? You might even be able to pick up sliding basement windows with latches to prevent escapes quite cheaply.

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Originally Posted by Raven01

You can safely completely ignore anyone telling you Ball Pythons need belly heat. They are a nocturnal snake found in termite mounds and burrows, not sunning themselves on racks and roads.
Belly heat will not hurt them if it is provided safely but, remember there are breeders that us only ambient temperature for their BP's. Personally, I prefer to keep a gradient and let my snake decide how warm or cool they want to be but, obviously my method is not the only way to take care of these animals.

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Thanks alot thats very informative


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Originally Posted by Raven01

You can safely completely ignore anyone telling you Ball Pythons need belly heat. They are a nocturnal snake found in termite mounds and burrows, not sunning themselves on racks and roads.
Belly heat will not hurt them if it is provided safely but, remember there are breeders that us only ambient temperature for their BP's. Personally, I prefer to keep a gradient and let my snake decide how warm or cool they want to be but, obviously my method is not the only way to take care of these animals.

As for sliding doors being too large. Could you frame in smaller windows? You might even be able to pick up sliding basement windows with latches to prevent escapes quite cheaply.

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Its not that they would be too big but the bigger the glass the heavier it will be im trying to keep it fairly light weight


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How heavy would plexiglass be?


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Originally Posted by dillymann

Everybody keeps reaming me out for only using a heat lamp because "ball pythons need belly heat"


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They don't need belly heat, it's just a lot more efficient. You lose a lot of heat with back heat or top down heat. I have two racks that are back heat and two that are belly heat. I WAY prefer the belly heat racks. Heat lamps will kill the humidity, but if you're using a tank a lamp is probably necessary.

I have a fogger on a timer to compensate for the humidity loss


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Would 20 inch by 24 inch pieces of glass be heavy?


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I have cages with about that size glass, 25" x 22.5" x 1/4" approximately. They aren't light. You are looking at 10-15 lbs.

Here is the cage in question (the one on the bottom)

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...f.jpg~original

Acrylic will be lighter, but it is far easier to scratch, and you cannot use regular glass cleaner on it.