Sparky85
Not so new Member
Hey Peeps
I have a bit of a question regarding ways to heat my carpet python enclosures. For the record, I have a murray-darling carpet and a coastal carpet. Both enclosures consist of a melamime box, roughly 1500mmW x 600mmH x 600mmD. Currently I have been using 40W blue incandescent globes controlled by a thermostat, to heat the enclosures. It has come to my attention this weekend that Bunnings no longer stocks the Philips brand globes I usually buy. I have been waiting for this to happen as I know incandescent lights are being phased out.
My problem now is finding an alternative way to heat enclosures of this size as well as being a little more efficient. I am thinking heat mats or heat cord, but im not sure exactly how to set it up or how to know what wattage/size to select? I was possibly thinking to cut out a section of the floor, replace it with a large tile and stick the heat mat to the bottom? Would this raise the ambient temperature of the enclosure enough? During the day time, I could also run a light in the enclosure to help raise the temp.
Probably a dumb question since I have had my pythons for 14 and 9 years respectively. But I just have not had to think about it until now.
Cheers
I have a bit of a question regarding ways to heat my carpet python enclosures. For the record, I have a murray-darling carpet and a coastal carpet. Both enclosures consist of a melamime box, roughly 1500mmW x 600mmH x 600mmD. Currently I have been using 40W blue incandescent globes controlled by a thermostat, to heat the enclosures. It has come to my attention this weekend that Bunnings no longer stocks the Philips brand globes I usually buy. I have been waiting for this to happen as I know incandescent lights are being phased out.
My problem now is finding an alternative way to heat enclosures of this size as well as being a little more efficient. I am thinking heat mats or heat cord, but im not sure exactly how to set it up or how to know what wattage/size to select? I was possibly thinking to cut out a section of the floor, replace it with a large tile and stick the heat mat to the bottom? Would this raise the ambient temperature of the enclosure enough? During the day time, I could also run a light in the enclosure to help raise the temp.
Probably a dumb question since I have had my pythons for 14 and 9 years respectively. But I just have not had to think about it until now.
Cheers