Ball python heat tape question PLEASE HELP

Hey guys I was wondering if you can answer a question please? I live in P.A and it's about to get cold soon so I want to order some heat tape for my hatchling/juvenile ball python rack cause I live in an older house and it gets very cold in the winter but I don't know what size to get. I was thinking 6 inch because I have and open system on the sides and back but don't want to get to carried away with the heat. I do have an herpstat 1 to control temperature but still unsure and i need to imstall it before the weather brakes. PLEASE HELP ME!!! THANKS IN ADVANCE

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I run 3 inch on my hatching rack(6qt) and 6in on my bigger racks.

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

I run 3 inch on my hatching rack(6qt) and 6in on my bigger racks.

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For the 3 inch even if it's a open setup where Temps in my house can drop below the 600 at some point? Would the 3 inch give them enough heat?

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

I run 3 inch on my hatching rack(6qt) and 6in on my bigger racks.

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Would the 3 inch be enough heat if the room drop below 60 degrees?

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Not sure never had that scenario. Im betting that your going to be fighting ambient temperature know matter what....

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What size tubs?





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What size tubs?





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6qt

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Not sure never had that scenario. Im betting that your going to be fighting ambient temperature know matter what....

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I know I was thinking space heater and humidifier should fix the ambient temperature and humidity problems

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As long as the six inch doesn't cover more than half...

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6qt

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Three inch heat tape. You can put a blanket over the whole rack to help keep the heat in since it has open sides.

Thanks guys for your help I'm going to go with the six inch and I will cover it with a blanket if need to thanks again for your help I appreciate it

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

I run 3 inch on my hatching rack(6qt) and 6in on my bigger racks.

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And sorry I'm new to the forums on this app and thought I would need to post it in different sections but just 1 tread for now on and thanks for the pointer

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Don't do 6" you won't get any type of gradient. It' will be hot and hotter the snake won't be able to escape the heat at all. 3" is plenty just cover the sides and back and you should be fine. I'm in PA as well and my old place over the winter was 61 degrees from February till mid April and we have both back heat and 3" belly neither had an issue keeping temps right.

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Originally Posted by meeistom

Don't do 6" you won't get any type of gradient. It' will be hot and hotter the snake won't be able to escape the heat at all. 3" is plenty just cover the sides and back and you should be fine. I'm in PA as well and my old place over the winter was 61 degrees from February till mid April and we have both back heat and 3" belly neither had an issue keeping temps right.

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So even if I turn the temperature down on the thermostat and monitor the heat inside of the tubs with a heat gun the 6" will still be too much for them???

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And I don't have any back heat source, only belly

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I think what he meant was that getting the ambient to where it needs to be will leave no gradient. No hot side or cool side. This will be because the 6in covers most of the bottom of the tub. So therefore whether on the hot end of the acceptable threshold or the cool, the snake has no where to go if it wants to regulate itself. Meaning the whole tub is one temperature. I live in new England and will never build a rack that is not enclosed because of the winter. The only way i would is if i moved into a facility.

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Ok I understand

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Thanks again everyone for the help

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