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01-Apr-04, 08:46 PM
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just wandering if many people use heat tape? as in sort of a rack system. i know a few people who have racks with heat tape on there with all there juvenile stuff in click clack containers and also there elapids in big tubs on heat tape as well. Just wanted to know if it is very common, as i have about 10 click clacks with juvi's in them.
Ricko
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01-Apr-04, 10:06 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | I'm currently experementing with heat cord under small cages. Gives the cages a nice warm backside  |
01-Apr-04, 10:13 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | | How is that working out Fuscy? I have a few tubs on tape at the moment through a rheostat and thermostat but seems to be a temp difference between the two levels of about 4 degrees. This is not a problem really but I would like to even out the two layers and just maybe, cord is the way to go. |
01-Apr-04, 10:21 PM
|  | primitively archaic Moderator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Gender:  | | | | I have seen quite a few keepers use that sort of system with their juvies Ricko.
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01-Apr-04, 10:51 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | The cages bottoms are thin masonite and sit on a wooden shelf with a groove along the back in which sits the heat code. The cord is controlled by a probe thermostat. Stupidly I've placed the cages up high so I can't monitor them properly so I'm not using them at the moment.
This weekend I intend to make a proper rack so I can use them but I seem to be able to maintain a temp of about 28 in the cage with the floor right above the groove about 35 - 40.
And the heat cord is only 15 watt and is heating 3 600 X 300 X 300 cages. |
01-Apr-04, 10:55 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | Hmmm, maybe thats where I went wrong with trying the cord. I sandwiched it between two layers of MDF, (9mm), and was unable to get a reasonable control over the temperatures. Thanks for that Fuscy, I will try a thinner top board and see how that goes |
01-Apr-04, 10:56 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-03 Location: No where | | | | Ricko,
Build one. Theres no better way to house juvi snakes than in racks systems, especially large numbers.
You can give each individual snake what it needs all in a compact area so cleaning, feeding etc is alot easier.
They are pretty simple to make just make sure the tubs you use are all the same height and they sit nice and tight against the roof.
This is the first rack i ever built and i'm still using it, houses up to 30 snakes in a area of 50cmWx30Dx1500H. They can be made to any size you like. |
01-Apr-04, 11:24 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | Hmmm, not very secure NoOne, I think I can see an escapee there |
02-Apr-04, 12:00 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Up the Ral Ral Creek. S.A. | | | | Are Click Clacks, those plastic tubs from the Cheap Shops? Never heard of that term before? Cheers Cheryl |
02-Apr-04, 12:44 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Up the Ral Ral Creek. S.A. | | | | Also bout the heat tapes. I was shown the breeding room of a shop in Adelaide, and they had them on the carpet/matting in front of the juvi boxes, and that seemed to work ok? Cheers Cheryl |
02-Apr-04, 07:38 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Brisbane | | | | I use them for geckos, smale elapids and small pythons they work great |
02-Apr-04, 09:04 AM
|  | Old Administrator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney south, NSW Age/Gender: 54 | | | | So Is the tape in each box, or on construction under box? |
02-Apr-04, 10:15 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Brisbane | | | | inlaid in the timber under the box |
02-Apr-04, 10:36 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-03 Location: No where | | | | The heat tape lies at the back of the rack and the tubs simply slide over the top of it, this allows for a good temp gradient. |
02-Apr-04, 12:36 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | i now have a full range of heating products on my site, tapes, cords pads thermo's etc.
pop by and have a look at www.animalattraction.com.au
cheers
Matt | | |
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