ARS rack, ambient temp too low?
Ok so I just got my new ARS hatchling rack built and setup, it’s awesome! But, I keep my snakes in my basement and it stays around 65. My other racks the ambient is in the mid 70s with the 11” heat tape I used and everyone has been fine, no issues. This new rack is not getting warm enough ambient from the 4” heat tape, it’s set at a 95 hot spot and still the ambient won’t go past 65. Is this not going to work? I have no idea what to do if it won’t, I can’t heat the whole basement so I don’t know how to get the ambient temp up. I only have a few weeks to get this right before I’m going to have hatchlings to put in it. Will they be ok as long as they have the hot spot to regulate their temp or do I need to get the ambient up somehow? Any help or suggestions would be great.
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What type of racks do you have that are staying in the mid 70s in the same basement?
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What type of racks do you have that are staying in the mid 70s in the same basement?
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Homemade. I think they vent less and they have the much larger heat tape.
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Homemade. I think they vent less and they have the much larger heat tape.
Covering all the sides of the new rack with foil lined foam insulation would probably help a little. Wouldn’t look very aesthetically pleasing though
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Covering all the sides of the new rack with foil lined foam insulation would probably help a little. Wouldn’t look very aesthetically pleasing though
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That’s actually on my homemade racks already so maybe it’s helping more than I thought. I’m going to put it on this one and run all the heat tape even though they won’t all be full. The extra heat and the insulation will hopefully be enough to get the ambient up a bit.
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For anyone that runs into this issue, taping insulation board to the sides and back is a quick easy fix. I was shocked it made as big a difference as it did but that change alone brought my ambient temp from 65 up to 73. It’s still low but I think I can live with it and the snakes should be fine with it and a 92 hot spot to warm up if needed. It doesn’t look too terrible.
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For anyone that runs into this issue, taping insulation board to the sides and back is a quick easy fix. I was shocked it made as big a difference as it did but that change alone brought my ambient temp from 65 up to 73. It’s still low but I think I can live with it and the snakes should be fine with it and a 92 hot spot to warm up if needed. It doesn’t look too terrible.
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Nice! Glad that worked out. Might even get another degree to two higher if you insulate the top? Heat rises so theoretically you’d trap at least some heat I’d imagine
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