heating in a rack

ok so on the back of the thermostat is some power plugs im guessing how does it work sorry ive never used one like say i get 4 different flexxwatt do i hook there power cords to the therm???? HELP

Most of the time a thermostat will have a cord coming out of it that you plug your heat source in to, and a probe that messures the temp of the heat source.

ok cool starting to get it. what themo do you use im lookin at one thats like 120.99

I use all Helix DBS1000 proportional thermostats. :D

thats a big one haha well im still lookin for all my supplies so ill look into that one

Three thing you should never be cheap when you by.

1: feeders, buy quality be cheap here and you animals will suffer for it.

2: Morphs you intend to breed, Pay more for better looking animals if you want to produce good looking offspring.

3: Temp controls, whether its in racks/tanks/or incubators be cheap here and it could cost you years of growing time if your animals die or you have clutches die cause of temp spikes.

good rules to live buy for your snakes

Heat cables are VERY easy to use. Animal plastics and Vision rack systems use them. If you are not experienced hooking up flexwatt
this maybe a very easy altenative. They come in different lengths, you run it and plug it in. Yes you want to router the shelf where you want the cable to go an a hole in and out of every shelf(for cable) and plug the end in you tstat.

Don't forget a hole in one of the middle shelves for t stat probe.
Ranco makes a good affordable t stat that won't break the bank.

And Zoo Med makes heat cable.

thankx man

I bought this cable from reptile supply online. And I have been using a esu thermostat. They are cheap I know, but I haven't had any trouble out of them. I am running four right now and have a few more on order. I plan to hook up two thermostats to each rack. One as a backup in case the first one fails. I'm sure it seems like a waste of time to most people, but the esu's cost 25.00 each and a helix or spyder cost 90.00 and up. I plan to buy helix's when I start selling. Right now I'm just raising my stock and trying to manage my money put in ,until I see a return. Then I will have all the top notch equipment to. Those are pictures of my first rack. My second rack consist of a Living room armoire, and rubbermaid totes. I am using 11" , 3" flexwatt in the armoire rack. Figured I should use those since I work for rubbermaid and get a really good deal on them. And people pretty much gives those armoire away now on craigslist. Anyway good luck with the rack project.