Human heatpad or not

[snunior]

My vet has told me that using humand heat pads is fine as long as its not directly under the tank.
A lot of people disagree with this and i wanted to know what you guys think?

[Python-77]

I used them for awhile, until I had one start to melt down, I replaced all my human Heat pads that day. The big thing to remember is that they were not designed to run 24/7 thats why many of the new ones have a auto shut-off timer.

[Shelby]

I have burn marks on my floor from human heat pads set on 'warm' (not even low, below that!)

flexwatt and a rheostat is often cheaper and much safer.

[Smulkin]

I am moving to flexwatt in the future. In the meantime we've got quite a few hhp's that have been running over a year that sort of accrued lol.

[justcage]

I think your vet might be huffing the chlorhexidine........

[TekWarren]

flexwatt is the shizzle, and there might be a certain person who has posted in this thread who I would recommend purchasing from.

[snunior]

I have no clue how to set up flexxwatt is there anyone that makes racks or tanks or other enclosures that have heat tape installed?

[Adam_Wysocki]

I have no clue how to set up flexxwatt is there anyone that makes racks or tanks or other enclosures that have heat tape installed?

The people that sell flexwatt either sell it ready to go or are very helpful getting you set up .... it's their job.

Yes, many commercial racks are sold with flexwatt pre-installed.

-adam

[justcage]

I have no clue how to set up flexxwatt is there anyone that makes racks or tanks or other enclosures that have heat tape installed?

Here ya go man
http://www.mgreptiles.com/flexwatt.html
http://www.mgreptiles.com/FLEXFAQ.html
http://www.mgreptiles.com/FLEXWIRING.html
http://www.mgreptiles.com/FLEXCRIMP.html

[lars5277]

Is "Flexwatt" good enough to heat through the wood on this type of set up? I was also thinking of cutting two holes in the top and intsalling a white light and a red/blue light for the night time. I am also going to build me an Iggy cage of the same marterial, so knowing if "Flexwatt" will work will help me on my construction of the cages.