Quote Originally Posted by norwegn113 View Post
bottom line is if your panels are sized correctly and are on a proportional thermostat, and you are not getting satisfactory results , then something is wrong with the setup. wood enclosures offer superior insulating factors, and despite what many may think there are ways to use UTH in the floor if built correctly. There is more than just one type of material that can be used with excellent results. Its up to the individuals to choose what works best for their situations and budgets.
I would have to agree I have been researching this build for the past 6 month in preparation for it when you are looking to drop close to 4000 dollars on an all new set up for multiple reptiles being well informed and doing your research is key instead of building something sub standard and fixing fubars as they come along generally always when you are not in the position to change things majorly in your budget to fix them with out sacrificing something I am a bookkeeper and tax preparer so over the next few month is the highest cash flow in my house ie build time not to mention every body is going through a growth spurt and a cage up-sizing is in order for them in the last 2 sheds alone the BP's have added little over half a foot and the boas have added almost as much as well their current caging will not outlast the growth of another year with out going below 1 sq ft per ft of snake and I like to have 2 sq ft which is what they started at. I am building 5 -8 new cages I haven't decided if I am building the cages for the snakes that are not planned to be bought until this summer yet or not and 2 new lizard enclosures with cabinetry to house their breeding colony food source dubia's. I am confident that when it is all said and done I will not go over my budget but panels and thermostats and humidity control alone will take half the budget to secure, I am quite sure that with 2000 I can acquire all the wood and Plexiglas needed for my builds as the first cage I built was only about 100 in material my time and tools well I love my animals