Sentec Cage?

[lyz.jones25]

Okay, instead of custom building our enclosure we plan on buying this one. Sentecreptilecages.com is the sticker on the side. I plan on putting a 6 ft. Boa in it, and I am trying to figure out the best and safest ways to possibly heat it without causing a fire, because obviously that would suck. This one measures 8' x 30" x 24"



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[Sauzo]

I would imagine RHP or flexwatt would work. First and foremost though, that cage needs a serious bleach and scrub job like no one's business lol.

[lyz.jones25]

I would imagine RHP or flexwatt would work.

Can i put flexwatt inside? I have 0 experience with heat tape. How much of the enclosure should the RHP take up? That's what I am trying to figure out because heat tape with a rheostat and/ or an RHP with a rheostat both sound great but they are both heat sources I am not familiar with. Can anybody link sources wherw I can find info and/or affordable pricing? I have 13 terrariums without addi by this one to the mix.

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[Sauzo]

Heat tape goes on the outside on the bottom of the cage. Radiant heat panel goes inside on the roof of the cage. Both of them, you want a good t-stat to run them, not a rheostat. You can use one in a pinch but I sure wouldn't trust one, especially on flexwatt as that can be a fire hazard. I run all my cages with flexwatt and have them stacked with no air gap but I also have Herpstats running everything so they keep a constant temp. A rheostat is just set at a certain voltage but if there is no air flow on the flexwatt, it will just get hotter and hotter and hotter since the voltage is not being turned down, it is just being kept at a single voltage regardless of the temp.

For RHPs, check out Pro Products. That's what I use for my Constrictor NW cage. For my Ap cages, I just use the flexwatt from them. You can check out Bean Farm or Reptile Basics for flexwatt. They will crimp it for you if you buy the mats and tell them to.

Here are 3 of my cages all stacked and in between each one is flexwatt. On top you can see 2 herpstats, 1 redline and 1 normal. I also got another redline and normal which will be switched around after I get new cages so they match lol.

[lyz.jones25]

I knew the RHP went inside and idk why i said rheo I meant thermostat lol. I was just worried the bottom of the enclosure may be too thick for the heat tape's heat the penetrate the bottom.

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[lyz.jones25]

Those are so pretty. I wish I could switch from having all of my displays and terrariums to something more like yours. Saldy, I am a very small person and that stack is as tall as I am.

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[Sauzo]

Not sure if flexwatt will heat the bottom of the cage as I know nothing about Sentec cages. I would probably just go with a RHP personally in that cage.

And thanks. Those are my T10s. I just ordered a stand for them as right now they are too tall for me too lol. I have to use a chair to clean out the top cage. The stand is 8" tall so it will drop the cages down quite a bit. Tall enough so I'm not laying on the floor to clean the bottom cage but low enough I can clean the top cage without a chair haha.

[lyz.jones25]

I was just doing some more research on these and can't find if the company is even still in business anymore where did you get yours?

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[lyz.jones25]

Obviously the one i plan on buying is used, and I don't even know how i feel about that yet.

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[jmcrook]

I was just doing some more research on these and can't find if the company is even still in business anymore where did you get yours?

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I don't think sentec is making cages anymore. apcages.com for the ones like Sauzo has. I have two of the T8 model and love them. AP gets my vote for sure


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