Plastic cage questions....

[dsirkle]

Any plastic cage can have a light installed in it if you want one. A radiant heat panel will keep your cage at the right temperature in a room that dips under 70 degrees though many will tell you that a UTH is superior because snakes aren't accustomed to heat from above in a natural setting. But to me it is a good choice if you live where the winter is cold and keeping room or ambient home temperature up high is too costly. Check the FAQ at www.reptilebasics.com for the answers to all these questions.

[starmom]

Any plastic cage can have a light installed in it if you want one. A radiant heat panel will keep your cage at the right temperature in a room that dips under 70 degrees though many will tell you that a UTH is superior because snakes aren't accustomed to heat from above in a natural setting. But to me it is a good choice if you live where the winter is cold and keeping room or ambient home temperature up high is too costly. Check the FAQ at www.reptilebasics.com for the answers to all these questions.

My RHP's from RBI do heat things below!! They mimic the sun in that way and so (I feel) are very natural for a snake. They are rockin' units!

[dsirkle]

But do you have 3 straight months where you have to run a furnace to heat your house? I agree that flexwatt is better all the way around if your herp room stays always above 72 degrees or so. EDIT Starmom- I misread your post. I thought that you were talking about the RBI flexwatt offered in their cages.

[therecordingart]

But do you have 3 straight months where you have to run a furnace to heat your house? I agree that flexwatt is better all the way around if your herp room stays always above 72 degrees or so. EDIT Starmom- I misread your post. I thought that you were talking about the RBI flexwatt offered in their cages.

Yes. We have probably 4 or 5 months when our furnace will run. Gas prices are high and our place has cathedral ceilings so it's difficult to heat our home.

I want to get my setup as efficient as possible.

[dsirkle]

Reptile basics cages are light enough to carry. You can order a built in light with it. you can choose your heat source. And they should work within the price range that you mentioned. I have one of them. Starmom has several. Smart people buy lots of the same kind of cages for easy stacking. Dummies like me have to buy one cage from each maker to try them out.

[therecordingart]

Reptile basics cages are light enough to carry. You can order a built in light with it. you can choose your heat source. And they should work within the price range that you mentioned. I have one of them. Starmom has several. Smart people buylots of the same kind of cages for easy stacking. Dummies like me have to buy one cage from each maker to try them out.

Haha...

I have a leopard gecko that I'm going to be outfitting with a new home after my ball python. I'm probably going to be doing the same.

[starmom]

Reptile basics cages are light enough to carry. You can order a built in light with it. you can choose your heat source. And they should work within the price range that you mentioned. I have one of them. Starmom has several. Smart people buy lots of the same kind of cages for easy stacking. Dummies like me have to buy one cage from each maker to try them out.

Silly Dale!!
I live in the high desert of Central Oregon, in Bend, and our night temps are always low (summer= 40, winter= colder than witches...well...umm....very cold!) We run our furnace a lot!! We're already running each night and will run it in the day from about October through April or May. My ambient temps were a nightmare!! I couldn't make the flex watt go high enough to heat the air without burning the snake

Enter the radiant heat panel (cue Celestial Choir ) Problems solved- just that easily. Balls and boas digest and they tell of their exquisite delight over their digs heated from above (cue the choir again)!! Yeah, well, anyway, it's all good.

Glad you're calling Rich!! Tell him I said hello; I just love that guy!!

[MAballs]

reptile basics all he way. i just picked up my second one and couldnt be happier, i use the 4x2 but divide them in the middle to keep 2 snakes in each one so you would be ok with a 3x2x1

i think these look really good, what do u think?

[starmom]

I think the cages look amazingly sharp!! I love RBI's styling

[therecordingart]

reptile basics all he way. i just picked up my second one and couldnt be happier, i use the 4x2 but divide them in the middle to keep 2 snakes in each one so you would be ok with a 3x2x1

i think these look really good, what do u think?

Are those ball pythons that you keep in the divided 4 footers? Do they seem cramped for space? I wouldn't think so because my snake rarely moves around, but when he does he'll take up a whole 40 breeder.

A divided cage might work to my benefit because I have a leopard gecko that needs a new home as well.