How to set up a PVC cage (AP T8) With Pictures!

[The Serpent Merchant]

At one point you say you use 4' of heat tape and another you say 2'. So which is better, one 2' strip of 12" tape or 2 strips side by side? I read that heat tape is supposed to cover 1/3 of the floor surface, is this right?

Thanks for all your help!

Back when I wrote this thread I set up my cages the way it is pictures with 2 foot of 12" heat tape. Currently I use a single piece of 12" heat tape that is 4 feet long and run it longways accords the back half of the bottom of the cages. I would post some pictures but I don't have any currently.

As for which is better I'd say that depends on how the cage is setup. If the cage is going to be divided I would go with the 48" piece of 12" heat tape. If the cage is going to be for a single snake I would set it up as pictures in this thread.

I wouldn't use 2 pieces of heat tape side by side on a T8.