Human heatpad or not

My vet has told me that using humand heat pads is fine as long as its not directly under the tank.
A lot of people disagree with this and i wanted to know what you guys think?

I used them for awhile, until I had one start to melt down, I replaced all my human Heat pads that day. The big thing to remember is that they were not designed to run 24/7 thats why many of the new ones have a auto shut-off timer.

I have burn marks on my floor from human heat pads set on 'warm' (not even low, below that!)

flexwatt and a rheostat is often cheaper and much safer.

I am moving to flexwatt in the future. In the meantime we've got quite a few hhp's that have been running over a year that sort of accrued lol.

I think your vet might be huffing the chlorhexidine........

flexwatt is the shizzle, and there might be a certain person who has posted in this thread who I would recommend purchasing from. ;)

I have no clue how to set up flexxwatt is there anyone that makes racks or tanks or other enclosures that have heat tape installed?

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Originally Posted by snunior

I have no clue how to set up flexxwatt is there anyone that makes racks or tanks or other enclosures that have heat tape installed?

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The people that sell flexwatt either sell it ready to go or are very helpful getting you set up .... it's their job.:D

Yes, many commercial racks are sold with flexwatt pre-installed.

-adam

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Originally Posted by snunior

I have no clue how to set up flexxwatt is there anyone that makes racks or tanks or other enclosures that have heat tape installed?

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Here ya go man:)
http://www.mgreptiles.com/flexwatt.html
http://www.mgreptiles.com/FLEXFAQ.html
http://www.mgreptiles.com/FLEXWIRING.html
http://www.mgreptiles.com/FLEXCRIMP.html

Is "Flexwatt" good enough to heat through the wood on this type of set up? I was also thinking of cutting two holes in the top and intsalling a white light and a red/blue light for the night time. I am also going to build me an Iggy cage of the same marterial, so knowing if "Flexwatt" will work will help me on my construction of the cages.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../1/0/bp001.JPG

Flexwatt can be made to work is almost any application. If your setup if the wood is thicker than 1/4" I would put the flexwatt in the cage and seal it off with plexiglass and silicone. As long as the animal cannot come into contact with the heater than you are fine...

I just recently fitted a homemade rack with the flexwatt and it was fairly easy to "setup". as Matt said it can be used in many applications from racks to individual cages. Just make sure you have a good thermostat...I started with a cheaper one, and I got what I payed for and will need to purchase something more reliable before winter hits.


A question of my own for Matt that I've been meaning to ask: In my rack the 3" flexwatt fit perfectly along the back of each shelf (not the back of the rack itself...the inside back of each level) in its own little channel (I need to get pics to show what I'm talking about). Its heating from the back and works nicely as I only have two larger sized tubs per shelf. My question is this: is there a more efficient way of using the heat these strips produce by using some sort of element/material between the plywood back and the flexwatt itself? I don't have a problem getting enough heat, but I can feel the heat through the plywood backing I used so in a sense I'm heating the wood also. I did use much thiner plyood for the back so its not as dense as the other supporting parts. I've cought comments about foil tape is this where that could be applied?

Sure foil tape will provide some degree of insulation but not very much as it is a very good conductor.. Unless it is messing with your temps then I woul just leave it be as there is really no easy solution to that problem.. Refletix cpild be used but that is a whole nother ball game in itself..... Shoot me some pics if I am way off here..lol..