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
Ambient temps are the only enemy in a rack system. I keep my snakes in a room I heat independently so it isn't that huge a deal, but otherwise you're giving your snakes a 65 degree environment with a hotspot that they'll rarely leave. Another option you could consider would be a stackable set of cages . Racks are nice for breeding purposes, but if you're looking for a nice display system I think a stack might be more to your taste.

Boaphile has a lot of options and it was fairly easy for me to navigate their site for examples, but nearly every other cage maker is going to have a stackable model for you to look at.
http://www.boaphileplastics.com/fatt-staxxs.html
http://www.boaphileplastics.com/cage_packages.html

Animal plastics for comparison.
http://www.apcages.com/home/