Re: Heating a wooden cage

Posted by Scott Eipper on July 22, 2001 at 01:16:26:

In Reply to: Heating a wooden cage posted by Nakita on July 22, 2001 at 00:16:59:

Nakita,

Its pretty simple....what do you want to keep in it?

If its an aboreal it wouldbe silly to use a heat mat....by the same token if you heat the cage with light bulbs via a thermostat without bulb protectors you will most likely be treating a sick and burnt snake.

I run both lights and heat mats in my cages....the lights now have shields that makes them untouchable from a snakes point of view.

There are some photos of my caging setups at the shhs website....maybe you should go have a look.

As for heat mats and 12.5 mm flooring...there should be a problem...stick the thermostat probe inside the cage and get true reading....after an extended period the wood heats and retains the heat...never ever heard of it bursting into flames.

Scott

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: Nakita, : Its pretty simple....what do you want to keep in it? : If its an aboreal it wouldbe silly to use a heat mat....by the same token if you heat the cage with light bulbs via a thermostat without bulb protectors you will most likely be treating a sick and burnt snake. : I run both lights and heat mats in my cages....the lights now have shields that makes them untouchable from a snakes point of view. : There are some photos of my caging setups at the shhs website....maybe you should go have a look. : As for heat mats and 12.5 mm flooring...there should be a problem...stick the thermostat probe inside the cage and get true reading....after an extended period the wood heats and retains the heat...never ever heard of it bursting into flames. : Scott

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