Help with cage

[ItsMichael805]

ok im want to put a 10g to gether. i know all aboiut how the heating pads burn the snakes belly. i have a few questions.
1.)How do i keep the temp at 90-94?
2.)Is it alright to use papertowels and use alittle bit of aspen bedding?
3.)Should i put heat tape if its to cold?
4.)Are the heat lamps enough to keep it warm?
5.)and are there any websites that you know of to get all the equetmint. (i have been looking for ever, i already have the lamps and 10g cage)

Alright thanks


-Michael

[Spaniard]

1.)How do i keep the temp at 90-94?
By hooking up your heat element to some sort of thermostat. Rancos or Johnsons are on/off type thermostats, but if you could afford it a helix or herpstat would be ideal. If neither of those are in your budget you could use a dimmer switch to regulate the heat.

2.)Is it alright to use papertowels and use alittle bit of aspen bedding?
Yes, or you could use either alone. Its up to you.

3.)Should i put heat tape if its to cold?
See 4

4.)Are the heat lamps enough to keep it warm?
The best way would be to use flexwatt as an under tank heater, lamps tend to suck most of the humidity out of the air. It must be used with a thermostat or rheostat (dimmer).

5.)and are there any websites that you know of to get all the equipment. (i have been looking for ever, i already have the lamps and 10g cage)
I have had very good experiences with Rich at www.reptilebasics.com If you have any questions give him a call and he will set you up and explain everything. He is good like that

[ev477]

You should take back the lamps if you can. you should really go for the Under Tank Heater (UTH) along with a thermostat of some sort. A ten gallon tank would probably only need one UTH.

1. Use a thermostat or rheostat to keep it at your desired temperature
2. Yes, I don't see why not. some people use just paper towels and some use newspaper, while some use aspen bedding. It depends on what you're keeping I guess though. I'm assuming you have a Ball Python
3. I don't know what you mean by heat tape, the only heat tape I've heard of is flexwatt heat tape.
4. The lamps should be more than enough to keep it warm. I think you might be able to cook it with the amount of heat you could generate in a 10 gallon terrarium with multiple lamps.
5. I don't know about any websites in particular. beanfarm.com could get you flexwatt as a substitute to the lamps as a heating mechanism, which can be a pain in the butt to get to work right... You can get a rheostat at walmart or some home improvement store for less than $15 and you can get an accurite indoor/outdoor thermometer with a hydrometer to measure humidity for like $10 at those same places.

Heat lamps might end up sucking the humidity out of the cage. If you can get it to work right, then go for it, I have ran into problems with them before. You also don't really want to have lights on the snake all day and night. That would have to get annoying for you and the snake.

[ItsMichael805]

like i read all the care sheets out there and i still dont get how to control the temp. i have a zoo med under tank heat pad but i heard that burns there bellies?

[Buttons]

like i read all the care sheets out there and i still dont get how to control the temp. i have a zoo med under tank heat pad but i heard that burns there bellies?

With a thermostat

[dr del]

Hi,

I'm not sure what you mean - the two replies to your post told you how to control the heat sources.

You need to connect it through a thermostat or a rheostat.


dr del

[ItsMichael805]

Should i be geting the Repti Temp 500R Therm/Rem Sensor. or should i buy them sep

[Michelle.C]

With one of these:
http://www.reptilebasics.com/Thermostats-p-1-c-250.html
http://www.bigappleherp.com/REPTILE-...NmQaheLe3aNay0
http://beanfarm.com/ has a nice selection, but they are currently down.

[ItsMichael805]

wait which one is better to have?