Thermostat With Heat Tape...

[Sugarbone]

If someone were to keep their snake rack in a room not dedicated to snakes at normal human room temperature, would you effectively need 2 strips of heat tape to create the warm and cooler side?

[PitOnTheProwl]

If someone were to keep their snake rack in a room not dedicated to snakes at normal human room temperature, would you effectively need 2 strips of heat tape to create the warm and cooler side?

Possibly, depends on how cool you keep your house?? Same set-up, you would just need to double up everything including t-stat

[RichieBoo]

I think that is what im gonna have to do .....two strips one in front and one in back....

[RichsBallPythons]

No need for 2 strips. If you are using an open rack or even closed rack in a room temp if 75 and below. Just use 11" heat tape on the 28/41qt tubs. This will heat up larger portion of the tub. While also giving you a 78-80 inside on cool side as well.


On the contrary ball pythons do NOT need a 80 on cool side. In summer mine get 82 but in winter their about 77-78 cool side. So i always tell people if you can maintain a 77-80 on cool side and 88-90 warm side your golden.

[Sugarbone]

No need for 2 strips. If you are using an open rack or even closed rack in a room temp if 75 and below. Just use 11" heat tape on the 28/41qt tubs. This will heat up larger portion of the tub. While also giving you a 78-80 inside on cool side as well.


On the contrary ball pythons do NOT need a 80 on cool side. In summer mine get 82 but in winter their about 77-78 cool side. So i always tell people if you can maintain a 77-80 on cool side and 88-90 warm side your golden.

Thanks a lot Yeah just wondering, as I'm not sure what ambient temperatures will be like in my new flat in Vancouver. Never lived there! Hope it works out to 1 strip