Hey guys, I am preparing for my first breeding season and my first winter with my rack. We keep our house around 72 in the winter and my tubs are usually about 3 degrees warmer at the coolest end. When its 78 it my house the tubs are usually about 82. So, during the winter, if the house is 72, the tubs will most likely be 75-76. I refuse to use a space heater due safety concerns so I decided to use lamps.
My rack is melamine on the sides and pegboard on the back. The only open area is the front 18" of my 41q Sterilite tubs. My back heat is 92-93* so that should keep the back half fairly warm. I decided to try the lamps in the pic. I am going to drill holes in the clamps and screw them in so there is no chance one of the lamps could fall down or fall in toward the tub and melt the plastic/burn the snakes. My plan is to put 25 watt red bulbs in on a timer to keep the cool end at 80-82 during the day. At night, I figured 75-76 would be ok, especially during breeding season. I positioned the clamps about 2 inches in front of the tubs and about 2 inches off to the side. I just want them to act as a small, safe heat source. My rack belly heat is on a Helix and my incubator is on a Herpstat. I have a brand new Rep 500R I was thinking about setting at 80 for the lamps too. Let me know what you think and if you see any problems or have any tips. Thanks!
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