Ambient temperature ?

Have some unseasonally cold weather last couple days . Tubs cool sides range from 77-76
I increase the hot side to 92-94 to hopefully bring up cool side which seems to have done by 2 degrees. I plan to buy thermal curtains to keep in heat during winter..

Question is would getting a space heater as opposed to heating entire house I use propane @ 1.28 cu ft.is my rate according to my bill.

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Obviously keeping one room at 75 versus a house would be cheaper.

I keep my house at 68 during the winter and the snake room at 75, I could not imagine keeping the entire house at 75.

Now there are other options as well that could be cheaper such as installing a heat pad on the cool side and keep your t-stat to where you can achieve 75 and above.

It really depends on the room size how hard a heater would have to work based on the original room temp, how many animals are in the room etc.

It's a 173 square feet it would have eventually have by spring 4 BP in in it. Using a c serpents rack 3 tub 28qt. I live in a Town house so bedrooms up stairs

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Honestly because is a descent size room but there is not many animal kept, it would be more cost efficient to use an additional heat mat on the cold side.

Having a heated snake room is great when you have a dedicated room with a good number of animals.

Ok. Would the small zoo med uth work? Use a second thermostat

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Ok. Would the small zoo med uth work? Use a second thermostat

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I prefer ultratherm myself they are more sturdy especially for something you plan on moving and removing. But I am sure Zoo med will do the trick too.

Are theses the one you use?


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Yep I have some of those, had them 10 years they are still in perfect shape, work great when I have animals in QT

Ok. I'll order today. Just run probe underneath them. Do you remove during summer or are they left on permanently? My rack. Thanks again..http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...f444f3bb2e.jpg

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I have a heated room I have too many animals to use an additional heat source ;)

I would only use the additional heat source when necessary and remove it when no longer necessary as it's kind of getting in the way anyway.

Ok. Yeah iam far from that day but plan to have many more BP in not to distant future. Ill look at getting those or zoo med there a $5 cheaper so $15 less to spend and I have always used them in the past with problems... Thanks again....

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