Oil heater=crazy power bill!

[MrLang]

Plastic the windows

[kitedemon]

I don't heat my snake room for the same reasons cost of power. I have fl lights inside my enclosures and LED over night. I often run in the winter the LED string 24/7 and the FL 12 on and 12 off. This with insulation give me 10-15º over the ambient temps. You might get a few more degrees from a RHP I'd try the FL lights first as they are cheap. It is a real issue I had a higher power bill that you currently have the steps I have taken dropped it from 400-500$ an month back to 60-75 a month.

[joefer13]

Ok I am contemplating all ideas, the fluorescent led mix seems seems the most cost effective at this time. XMAS and all . Any suggestions on where to find the correct fluorescent and how to mount them. I'm techy so I could wire the LEDs myself or is their a pre made you'd suggest? I'll probably wire them into a double switch now for easy cut off on the back or top

[Vypyrz]

I've been running a heater in my snake room for over 2 years. My electric bills average about $100-$140. My electric bills do almost double in Dec- Feb and Jul- Sep, but not because of increased usage, but because of peak season pricing by the electric company...

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[joefer13]

Also will fluorescents inside the enclosure be dangerous for my snakes?

[joefer13]

Really?! Do they seriously do that?

[3skulls]

Well, I should add that really dent have anything running downstairs before I moved the snakes down there.
I never heat the house.

With the fans, heater, racks and cages. My bill went up about $60-70 a month

[The Serpent Merchant]

Also will fluorescents inside the enclosure be dangerous for my snakes?

as long as the tube is behind a plastic light diffuser and they can't get into direct contact with the tube they are completely safe.

Like so:

[kitedemon]

Yes unless they could contact the metal ends or lay in contact with it. They do not get as hot as rhp and they are felt to be Safe by some. Some others recommend caving them however in terrestrial set ups due to the high temps they run at. Higher than many uths often.


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[joefer13]

Ok cool, so anyone have a link or suggestions of store to where I can start shopping/brain storming how to set this up?