Good setup for a blood?

Hi I am going to be getting an AP T8 for my baby ball (yes I know it's too big; going to get a divider and move it as he grows) and I was wondering if I could do this for a blood since they are stackable? Also what temps do you keep your bloods at? Thanks in advance!!

Oh and if you don't know the measurements for a T8 it's 48x24x12

A T8 should be fine

The temperatures for bloods are pretty much the same as BP's. 80 cool side 90 hot. They do need slightly more humidity than balls do though.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

A T8 should be fine

The temperatures for bloods are pretty much the same as BP's. 80 cool side 90 hot. They do need slightly more humidity than balls do though.

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Cool....think I could keep them on the same t-stat? Also would you recommend lamps, flexwatt, or both? They would be in a room that stays about 70 give or take a few

I wouldn't ever use heat lamps with a T8, Flexwatt and/or a Radiant Heat Panel is the way to go.

You can run multiple cages off of a single thermostat but there is risk to it (only 1 heat source is being measured by the thermostat. This completely circumvents every safety feature on modern thermostats) I can say from experience that all of my T8 stacked are set to different temperatures to achieve the same 90 degree internal hot side temperature.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I wouldn't ever use heat lamps with a T8, Flexwatt and/or a Radiant Heat Panel is the way to go.

You can run multiple cages off of a single thermostat but there is risk to it (only 1 heat source is being measured by the thermostat. This completely circumvents every safety feature on modern thermostats) I can say from experience that all of my T8 stacked are set to different temperatures to achieve the same 90 degree internal hot side temperature.

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Ok so would the flexwatt only be enough? Do radiant heat panels affect ambient temps? And ok sounds like my best bet is a herpstat 2 then?

It should be. Make sure that the T8 has the Fluorescent lights installed that AP sells, they will help to keep the cage temperature up.

I would highly recommend a herpstat 2 for this set up.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

It should be. Make sure that the T8 has the Fluorescent lights installed that AP sells, they will help to keep the cage temperature up.

I would highly recommend a herpstat 2 for this set up.

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Ok cool.....but do you think there would be another way to bump the ambient temps? They will be in my room and I hate sleeping with light :(......but if I have to I can I have two heat lamps on my current snakes lol

I don't run my lights at night, they stay on a 12 hour on/off cycle. The beauty of PVC cages is that they hold heat in really well. Temps might fall a few degrees but nothing drastic

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

I don't run my lights at night, they stay on a 12 hour on/off cycle. The beauty of PVC cages is that they hold heat in really well. Temps might fall a few degrees but nothing drastic

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Oh ok awesome!!! Thanks for all your help I really appreciate it!! I'm dying for a blood lol

Oh and while I'm thinking of it, would the 11 inch flexwatt they can include with the T8 be enough?

That's all I use on my cages (except the cages that I'm experimenting with Radiant Heat Panels) My apartment stays between 70-80 degrees year round just for reference.

AP will send you 2 feet of 11" flexwatt, it gets attached like so:

*NOTE* I am using the divider on this cage, that is why the flexwatt is mounted in the center and not in the outlined area *NOTE*

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_0439.jpg

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

That's all I use on my cages (except the cages that I'm experimenting with Radiant Heat Panels) My apartment stays between 70-80 degrees year round just for reference.

AP will send you 2 feet of 11" flexwatt, it gets attached like so:

*NOTE* I am using the divider on this cage, that is why the flexwatt is mounted in the center and not in the outlined area *NOTE*

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_0439.jpg

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Ok sweet....can you take it off and move it when you expand or do you leave it where it is?

It is just attached with foil tape. Very easy to remove, not like pet store UTH's that have adhesive on one side.

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It is just attached with foil tape. Very easy to remove, not like pet store UTH's that have adhesive on one side.

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Ah I see...well, thanks again for all your help!!