Incubator. Good enough or not?

[PitOnTheProwl]

Its all about what you can handle. I have about $150 in this freezer conversion.

[Oxylepy]

PitOnTheProwl's setup is a bit on the higher end cooler side, like the Refrigerator setups. To do those the body of an old refrigerator, wine cooler, etc can be used, which can often be bought on the cheap.

By far the best, longest lasting, and most expensive investment comes in the form of decent thermostats. Heat sources also do tend to hold up over time, so long as you aren't subjecting them to too much wear and tear (my rack's heat tape hasn't needed replacement in the last 6 years). And the cooler body can last forever as long as you clean it.

[Stewart_Reptiles]

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...tyle-Incubator

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...bator-Tutorial

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...oler-incubator

Now I think you have been pointed in all the right directions from manufactured to DIY.

[MontyP2016]

One idea I had was to use this setup but wrap it in Styrofoam including the top. I'm still not 100% sure what I'm going to use but I am leaning more towards purchasing one.

[MontyP2016]

I'm not sure what their setup was like, I saw the post here somewhere. My Pinstripe is in a 40gal rectangular tank right now, 36X18 & 17 high. She has an UTH and a light, hide, and water bowl. I am going to be either building a shelf that holds multiple tanks or building a new enclosure that holds multiple snakes, not like the drawer/rack system, in about 2 weeks. The reason being is that I am going to purchase a herpstat 4/6 or multiple thermostats and possibly switch from UTH's to heat tape. Currently I only have analog therm/hygrom's and my temps sway more than my liking. First I'm going to buy an infrared thermometer gun and check my floor surface temps, hot/cold sides and then go from there.

[PitOnTheProwl]

FYI..... UTH is also heat tape.

[MontyP2016]

The uth's I have are too small

[PitOnTheProwl]

I have UTH's made for tanks, I might switch to heat tape which is not built for tanks. Same concept, different things

The overpriced heat mats that most box stores sell are basically THG or Flex-A-Watt in a pretty rubberized package.
Both can be used in racks or tanks as long as the are properly regulated.