Flexwat, how safe is it really?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

i am
jist wondering why power was still supplied to the tape if it was getting hot enough to melt things? I use the stuff but am thinking of trying to get away from it, as it kind of worries me. Not sure if I can though. I am thinking about putting radiant heat in a small room, the size of a walk in closet. The animals wouldn't get a hot spot though and I am thinking the temps in the room would have to be about 85 degrees.

I am actually thinking about the safest heat option I can think of. I am thinking about baseboard heat panels that are used, and have been used, in houses for decades. My only concern is what it would cost to run one non stop each month. I am wondering if that would be worth it or if I should go with an oil heater. These are all just thoughts on having as I still need to build the room out. I just think having heat figured out first would make it easier as I still need to run conduit for any outlets I need.

If you want need to run something for the entire room to maintain ambient temps vs ambient temps and hot spot you want to use a oil filled heater with a reliable external t-stat. This is the safest method baseboard heaters are not safe.

Ambient temps alone can be done I do it 8 months out of the year on average and only use ambient and a hot spot during the winter. I use what works with the room and since the room gets in the mid 80's during the warm months rather than cooling it and providing a hot spot I just cut it off the AC and use the heat to run my snake room free most of the year.