You go to a home improvement store and buy a dimmer switch and an electrical box and cut it into your heat lamp cord. With a little electrical experience this is a $6 or so set up as opposed to $20 to $25 for a rheostat at a pet store. My husband has done this a few times for our snakes.Originally Posted by hammerhead
Also, IMHO, the lid should be locking AND you should use heavy binder clips on the sides or the bungees like someone else said.
You can use flexwatt or a regular heating pad set on low - as long as you make sure there is no chance of heat build up. Our jungle carpet python has a heating pad under his tub - and it's all on a metal filing cabinet so the heat can transfer to the metal instead of heating the plastic tub too much.
Have fun with a power drill to creat ventilation and you'll be ready to go.
Have fun!
PS I LOVE your avatar. Do you have full body pics to share?
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