Quote Originally Posted by Farmer Maggot View Post
Wow... Thank you all for responding. Question...

I have a nice aquarium setup for my snakes (I probably should post pics), but control the temp of the tanks with heating lamps. I am confused as to what seems to be a complete different setup from aquarium to rack system - namely, no heat lamp. Can heat tape really control the temp of the racks, making lamp heat unnecessary?

Note: I have my snakes in my office, which acclimates around 65 deg most of the time. This doesn't seem to be an issue for my snakes, thanks to the lamps.

Appreciate your insights...

FM
Heat tape won't do much for the ambient temp of the rack - maybe a degree or two, but that's about it. When there's a big as of a difference between the room temp and your goal ambient temp (which should be around 80), what you really need is an alternative way to raise ambient temps when using a rack system. Personally, I have a oil filled heater hooked up to a thermostat to keep the snake room's ambient temp from falling below 78.