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    Re: heating a melamine enclosure

    A heat panel over head is better because it will heat the air....WOW!!!!

    Science lesson, heat rises.

    A heat pad placed on the floor will also heat the air EXCEPT it will heat the floor more efficiently. Air is an insulator. To heat through the air to a solid material is called convection. To heat from a solid material to another solid material is called conduction. Think about how we choose to heat most of our food. Both sources are used (convection ovens and frying pans/conduction)

    Belly heat or radiant heat is better because it is more efficient. In a cold room it is better because it will heat bottom up where an animal like a snake will be most likely. Arboreal snakes tend to benefit from things like radiant heat panels.

    two arguments arise.

    One: reptiles tend to sense heat from their backs and not their bellies.

    Two: malfunctioning belly heat and cause harm.

    A well placed thermostat removes BOTH risks/arguments

    Flexwatt should not be sealed AND it should not be operated above 95 degrees (PER MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS)
    Last edited by suzuki4life; 12-21-2010 at 10:19 PM.

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