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Posted by jfmoore on March 23, 2003 at 15:03:02:
In Reply to: Radient heat panel help????.. posted by Phil Mc on March 22, 2003 at 18:03:45:
Hello Phil –
Is this the same situation discussed in the thread below?
Blood Pythons and Vision Cages
--What is the ambient room temperature at the level where the cage is sitting?
--What brand and wattage of heat panel did you install?
--Are you using any temperature control device with the heat panel?
If you are unable to heat the balance of the cage to your requirements even with supplemental heat bulbs, perhaps you have chosen an undersized heat panel.
I was quite surprised at the temperature variance as measured with a heat gun at various points in my reptile rooms. During the coldest weather it might be in the high 70’s/low 80’s at “head” level in the middle of a room, but in the high 50’s on the floor right against an exterior wall. So some tinkering was required to get the proper temperatures for various cage set-ups. For instance, a 100 watt Pro Products heat panel in a 6 foot Vision cage which sits against an interior wall and on top of another heated 6 foot Vision provides a perfect heat gradient for blood pythons.
However, 75 watt panels in 54 inch Visions sitting on the floor against an exterior wall left most of the cages too cool except for directly under the panels. I could have switched to higher wattage panels, or added supplemental heat via heat bulbs or heat mats underneath or attached to the back of the cages, but by this time I was tired of wrestling with stacks of cages. So I used these 54” Visions for breeding ball pythons. And, in fact, kept dialing down the temperatures in these cages since the females specifically chose the coldest areas during follicular development, only migrating over to the hotter areas as gestation progressed. But the same 75 watt panel in a 54” Vision worked fine for blood pythons in cages at higher levels in the stack.
Granted, Vision’s polyethylene cages (particularly with all their screen vents) don’t insulate as well as those made of wood. And radiant heat panels generate a targeted kind of heat which warms objects, not wide swaths of air. But if you stick with it and size your heating components correctly, I think you’ll be able to come up with a solution which works for your particular situation.
Good luck,
Joan
:Hi, has anyone here used the heat panels for a 6' vision cage?..if so, what modifications are to be made?..even with basking bulbs, or ceramic heat emitters, I am having a problem with heating the rest of the space, other than right under the shrouds; Thanks; Phil..
