Hey I just wanted to know how do you guys heat up those plastic sterilite cages from walmart? I'm thinking about buying some for my snakes because it's a lot cheaper than buying four 20 gallon tanks. I know heating pads are supposed to be used for glass tanks only (at least that's what it says on the package.)So are you supposed to use a light? I dont know, but I'm sure You guys do. Thanks.
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Heating plastic cages?
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pinatamonkey
Ophidiophile
Human heat pads work well. Usually they are large enough so you can put 2 on a pad, also.
Rachel
Vet nurse in training!
I use plastic rubbermaids, and I'm assuming these are the same as the plastic tanks you're talking about. I use normal reptile heat pads under them and they work fine. Although I have been told that british heat pads are different to the ones you get in the US so this might not be relevant. Phone the heat pad company, that's what I did, and they should be able to tell you if they can be used with plastic vivs.
Canadain Eh?
New member
I know rubbermaids are cheaper but I seen a viv. with wood on the bottom sides and back. It had clear plastic on the front and a metal mesh on the top that flips open and locks. It cost $20 to make and it looke very nice. It looks way better than rubber maids and you can make it how ever you want and you use a heat lamp.
CowBoyWay
Cocked & Unlocked member
Regulating heat...
There are many people that use "Flexwatt" brand/ style of heat tapes and various heat pads with a thermostat temperature controlled setups to accurately control ones tank/ tub temperatures as most house temperatures will tend to vary quite a bit throughout the yearly seasons.
Reptile specific Under Tank Heaters tend to run hot, or at least the several Hagen Exo-terra U.T.H.'s that I use in the winter around here do.
Inexpensive Rheostats are commonly used by many corn keepers but inherently demand much more day to day, season to season attention.
A Quality (digital,imho) Thermometer is critical to the whole temperature adjustment process.
Be sure to adjust ones temps. with Cornsnake out of the tub as to not "bake the snake".
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6027&highlight=thermostats
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4892&highlight=heating+plastic
There are also passive methods to regulate heat....
Heres a partial quote/ good idea from a past post from a member named sue frederick'. Other members have mentioned this concept previously too...
"What I did is to buy a ceramic tile from the hardware store.
Get one that is a bit larger than your heat mat.
Stick the mat directly to the tile.
Then you put the tank up on wooden blocks so it is raised off the shelf...
Now you can increase or decrease the height of the blocks and increase or decrease the distance of the tile/heat mat from the bottom of the tank to increase or decrease the temp of the glass.
Another benefit of this is that when you change tanks, you just move the tile/heat mat instead of trying to peel the heat mat off the old tank."
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1153#post1153
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5660&highlight=cutting+boards
Flexwatt and fire
http://www.boaphileplastic.com/flexwatt.html
http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/flexburn.html
There are many people that use "Flexwatt" brand/ style of heat tapes and various heat pads with a thermostat temperature controlled setups to accurately control ones tank/ tub temperatures as most house temperatures will tend to vary quite a bit throughout the yearly seasons.
Reptile specific Under Tank Heaters tend to run hot, or at least the several Hagen Exo-terra U.T.H.'s that I use in the winter around here do.
Inexpensive Rheostats are commonly used by many corn keepers but inherently demand much more day to day, season to season attention.
A Quality (digital,imho) Thermometer is critical to the whole temperature adjustment process.
Be sure to adjust ones temps. with Cornsnake out of the tub as to not "bake the snake".
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6027&highlight=thermostats
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4892&highlight=heating+plastic
There are also passive methods to regulate heat....
Heres a partial quote/ good idea from a past post from a member named sue frederick'. Other members have mentioned this concept previously too...
"What I did is to buy a ceramic tile from the hardware store.
Get one that is a bit larger than your heat mat.
Stick the mat directly to the tile.
Then you put the tank up on wooden blocks so it is raised off the shelf...
Now you can increase or decrease the height of the blocks and increase or decrease the distance of the tile/heat mat from the bottom of the tank to increase or decrease the temp of the glass.
Another benefit of this is that when you change tanks, you just move the tile/heat mat instead of trying to peel the heat mat off the old tank."
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1153#post1153
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5660&highlight=cutting+boards
Flexwatt and fire
http://www.boaphileplastic.com/flexwatt.html
http://www.arbreptiles.com/cages/flexburn.html
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