Is 4'' flexwatt good for an adult bp?

I'm starting my rack building and I just picked up my tubs, 28qt sterilites. I was just wondering if the 4'' flexwatt would be ok because the 11'' seems kind of overkill for these particular tubs.

I went to work for 4 hours and still no reply? :(

Sometimes you just have to be patient. :rolleyes: Sunday's are a bit slower than usual, but don't fret.

I believe the 4" flexwatt will work fine. I think I have 3 or 4" flexwatt in all my racks, although on the larger adult tubs (1960s I think) there are two rows of it. As long as the room is reasonably well heated, you should be fine.

yay! Thank you. Rack building is so fun :D

What materials are you using to build your rack? Wood?

5/8'' melamine

i am using 11" on my 41 qt rack and 4" on my 32 qt and 15 qt racks. i don't think a 28 qt tub is going to be big enough for an adult bp. i plan on using 32 qt for my adult males and a 41 qt for when my females get big enough for them.

so to answer your question 4" will work for an adult, but the tub size is what you have to look out for. what are the dimensions of the 28 qt.?

its 23'' long, 16'' wide, and about 5 7/8'' high. Is that bad?

thats about as big as my sterilite 32 qt tubs. they will hold an adult male, but females tend to be a little larger, and especially if you're breeding, you're gonna want a bigger tub. most breeders use sterilite 41 qt tubs, or iris cb-70's (which are 40 qt i think).

it's up to you what you want. but i did a lot of research when i was building my rack, and decided to use 41 qt for the females and 32 qt for males.

EDIT: i just looked up the 28 qt tubs you are talking about and they might be a little small for a male bp when he gets fully grown. i would look into getting the "clearview" style tubs from sterilite. you can get these at target. they come in 6,15,32,and 66 qts. i use the 32 for my adult males, the 15 for my juvies, and 6 for hatchlings. the 66 are more for geckos or arboreal snakes. then their are the 41 qt tubs that are the same line as the 28 you got. i hope this helps.

Ok, thanks.

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thats about as big as my sterilite 32 qt tubs. they will hold an adult male, but females tend to be a little larger, and especially if you're breeding, you're gonna want a bigger tub. most breeders use sterilite 41 qt tubs, or iris cb-70's (which are 40 qt i think).

it's up to you what you want. but i did a lot of research when i was building my rack, and decided to use 41 qt for the females and 32 qt for males.

EDIT: i just looked up the 28 qt tubs you are talking about and they might be a little small for a male bp when he gets fully grown. i would look into getting the "clearview" style tubs from sterilite. you can get these at target. they come in 6,15,32,and 66 qts. i use the 32 for my adult males, the 15 for my juvies, and 6 for hatchlings. the 66 are more for geckos or arboreal snakes. then their are the 41 qt tubs that are the same line as the 28 you got. i hope this helps.

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Okay...:rolleyes: ...but...

28/32qt would be fine for all but maybe the largest ball python females.

siiiiick

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siiiiick

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:confused:

So the way a fellow Canadian of yours, Corey Woods, is keeping his animals is...sick? If I remember right he uses 27qt tubs for keeping his animals and pairing them up while breeding.

If you say so.

here is the rack i built serval months ago i have 11 inch flex watt on each shelve at the back and on the back cover there is a 4 ft section going all the way down so i have both back heat and belly heat... haven't had a problem yet.. this was also posted here serval months ago...


This rack here costed less the 200 dollars built, i can put both 32 qt and 41 qt tubs in them..

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5672/rack4ej9.jpg


http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5843/rack2yu0.jpg