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Problems with snake rack heat.....HELP!!!!!!!!

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Breezybri52

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Sorry to sound so dramatic, but I'm having a little problem with my snake rack retaining heat. I currently have a spider ball python and 2 rosy boas. The rosies are fine, but with my ball python, I can't seem to get the enclosure warm enough. I have a plastic shelf rack with flexwatt heat tape that I have connected to a thermostat. We are staying with my boyfriends grandparents for the moment so we are in the attic. Which is not insulated. The highest temp it's been able to get to is 87 degrees. I can't move them because they are afraid of snakes. Would putting them in more confined spaces (like a cubby) help? Please help!
P.S. I have them in 15 qt tubs with aspen.
 
I don't know anything about rack systems but if the attic isn't insulated maybe you could somehow just insulate the rack/vivarium? You need to help keep the heat that's generated inside somehow, since moving the rack isn't an option.
 
I'm wondering if I could put wood with a layer of foam on the back and each side of the tub. Might make him feel more secure and keep it warmer in there.
 
I wonder if cutting some sheets of insulation (the rigid ones) would and lining sort of "boxing in" the tubs. I have no idea if this is safe, so probably do some research first, but this could be a solution.

Hope something works out!
 
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