Belly Heat or Back Heat for racks?

[nixer]

If your ambient room temp stays above 74F back heat is fine. If below 74F then belly heat is recommended. My racks use 3 in. or 4 in. heat tape w/ belly heat.

i use belly so that the heat its distributed more evenly. never used back heat but i can imagine most of the heat would rise to upper tubs.

I think and have heard that belly heat is the best route to go for the snakes in helping digest there food.

lance

really? first off my room temp is right around 71 right now. i dont have any problems and never have with back heat. have you tried back heated racks?

how did you test that its more even? do you have multiple probes taking temps from every inch of tub to come up with this, but atleast you posted that you have never used back heat.

as for the last one while you might have heard that there is no proof that either is different and one could venture off and say that either way does not matter i have never had problems from either back or belly heated racks. both snakes eat the same and both poo the same. i really wish that ppl would stop posting someone elses personal choice as fact

[takagari]

when someone can come upw ith a real test to show me the difference, i will belive it.

two identical racks beside each other, one on belly one on back, if you can prove a diference in the snakes on either side, that is reliable. I will believe you.

For now there is no proof which works better, as BOTH methods have worked for different people.

The reason belly is so strong is because thats what is beat into most peoples heads and what has been done for a long time. at no point have i seen it proven belly heat works better, Snakes absorb there body heat from what they are laying on, aswell as the air temp.

i will be using back when I build my new room

[DesignerBP]

how did you test that its more even? do you have multiple probes taking temps from every inch of tub to come up with this, but atleast you posted that you have never used back heat.

tested with my temp gun. i went to a friends house yesterday who uses back heat and his temps where were pretty much even as well. the upper tubs were only warmer by a degree or two. it was 6 tubs high and only the top 2 tubs were slightly warmer.

[nixer]

tested with my temp gun. i went to a friends house yesterday who uses back heat and his temps where were pretty much even as well. the upper tubs were only warmer by a degree or two. it was 6 tubs high and only the top 2 tubs were slightly warmer.

with alot of racks the top 2 tubs are typically warmer than the bottom one with both back and belly heat

[takagari]

I have thought about that issue.

When I build my snake room I will be ensuring better airflow across the back of the racks. since the room will be temp controlled it will probably work better for me this way

[mooingtricycle]

cold room and uses back heat exclusively. hmmmmmmm got a fairly decent collection now too and no problems at all with this setup.

[phil7870]

i want to build a hatchling rack for corns would back heat do ??