Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Serpents View Post
I was right, about having flexwatt on one and my other rack is THG.

Ok so what I did was I turned up the AC and I let my snake room cool off until it hit 77 degrees. I then shut off power to both racks. Both racks are running on a herpstat 2.

Once the tubs was around room temperature I plugged them both back in to see which one would heat up the fastest and hold the correct temperature of 89.4 degrees. The flexwatt heated up the fastest the THG was about 25-30 minutes behind.

I then observed to see which one was not holding the heat the best. Honestly it's a tie for this. They both fluctuate at the same pace. I have the herpstat set on dim so when it would drop a lil it did seem like the THG took a lil bit of time to catch up.

This is what I observed I think both are even and the only down side to the THG from what I can see is it takes longer to heat up. I dont think THG is game breaking either, it's just another option. O and I've had my flexwatt plugged in for over 3 years.
the THG heat tape should take a little longer from what I've read so far as it is less wattage per foot than the same size flex watt. reason for doing this is that it don't top out at a higher temp, as an added safety feature for your snakes.

the THG heat tape doesn't have a top side, so how you installed it is fine, info on the faq on reptile basic's website.

did you temp each level on your rack system to see how consistence the temps are. this is what I would like to improve in my snake room. I have a few thoughts in my head how to go about this, even if I go to the THG heat tape.