rubbermaid enclosures?

What if you get a stack of four of the 45 qt sterlite. How would you keep them warm if you have a significant investment in UTH. Would I need flexwrap? And how would I run it? Where would I put the thermostats... in the drawers? Would the tubs in the enclosure require something to keep the snake from getting out? Do they require as many hides as glass enclosures? Are the clear ones or the semi transparent better?

That's all the questions I have for now. Thanks.

Lots of questions but ill try to answer as best I can

1. How would you stack sterilites that open on the top?
2. Not sure what you means about the UTH
3. You would use a single tstat for all of them that use the same kind of heating element. Attaching the probe to the flexwatt.
4. Hides and security depend on whether this is a drawer type rack system or not. If so, you wouldnt need lids or as many hides since the back would be completely dark.
5. Semi is much better. More security.

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Originally Posted by Krazybob

What if you get a stack of four of the 45 qt sterlite. How would you keep them warm if you have a significant investment in UTH. Would I need flexwrap? And how would I run it? Where would I put the thermostats... in the drawers? Would the tubs in the enclosure require something to keep the snake from getting out? Do they require as many hides as glass enclosures? Are the clear ones or the semi transparent better?

That's all the questions I have for now. Thanks.

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Here's my "stack" of three. Each have flexwatt taped to the bottom, and all three are plugged into one Ranco thermostat that controls all three.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/0/Setup3.jpg

This was what I was looking at http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B0006O0EE2


This doesn't have solid back though


I have 3 large under tank heaters and wonder if there is a way to use one on each sterlite. I have a johnson controls thermostat in one of my glass tanks with a night drop feature. The others have less expensive rheostatic thermostats. Does the flexwatt go along the sides of the containers since the backs aren't solid? I guess I would need some on each side so that I could set up a hot and cold side of the tank.

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Here's my "stack" of three. Each have flexwatt taped to the bottom, and all three are plugged into one Ranco thermostat that controls all three.

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How many probes does your thermostat have? Does it work well controlling the tem of all three? Where do you have the probe?

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Here's my "stack" of three. Each have flexwatt taped to the bottom, and all three are plugged into one Ranco thermostat that controls all three.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/0/Setup3.jpg

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Damn! You're stacked..Ok that was just wrong..

So you have to move them all to get a snake out of the bottom?

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Damn! You're stacked..Ok that was just wrong..

So you have to move them all to get a snake out of the bottom?

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LOL - I just have to move one tub - the one on the top is on a different shelf. Not that difficult - but not as easy as the rack! ;)

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How many probes does your thermostat have? Does it work well controlling the tem of all three? Where do you have the probe?

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The thermostat has one probe. Because all three are set up identically - identical tubs, identical substrate and identical size flexwatt, only one has to be measured and all three will reach the same temp (the thermostat is an on/off and will cut on and off to maintain the temp of the top one and by default, the other two - because they are all plugged into the same thermostat).

The probe is between the flexwatt and the tub on the top tub.

With everything I have seen I am still not convinced. I think I will go with http://www.cagesbydesign.com/cages/specials_display.asp or something really close to it. After all, I did take on the responsibility for my snakes and they deserve the best life I can give them.

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Originally Posted by Krazybob

With everything I have seen I am still not convinced. I think I will go with http://www.cagesbydesign.com/cages/specials_display.asp or something really close to it. After all, I did take on the responsibility for my snakes and they deserve the best life I can give them.

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What is your definition of "the best life I can give them"?