return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
 
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Garter Snake . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - Nov 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Dec 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Dec 05, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Dec 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Kentucky Reptile Expo - Dec. 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Dec 08, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Dec 15, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Dec 17, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Dec 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Dec 27, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Free Nationwide Ground Shipping on All Frozen Food Orders Totaling $99 Or More at RodentPro.com!
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Rodent Pro
pool banner - $50 year

Problem with CHE heating ceiling. HELP!!

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Cage & Habitat Design ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: joann42 at Fri Mar 25 09:59:51 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by joann42 ]  
   

Okay so right now I just installed a 150 watt CHE on a dimmer on the ceiling of the cage.Its a 4x2x2.Its heating the wood ceiling to 127 degrees, and 142 right up next to the fixture.
But its not really heating the enclosure.I have it in a fixture rated for 250 watts screwed directly on the wood and caging around the whole thing so the snake cant touch it.
I dont have a snake in it yet, Its still a work in progress.


NOW I do want to get a RHP but need to wait for a few months.
Should I put some of that tin/alum. flashing under the whole thing to prevent it heating the wood ceiling so much?

   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Hide Replies ]


>> Next topic:  sweet thermostat for room temp control - jgragg, Fri Mar 25 13:29:59 2011
<< Previous topic:  Do radiant heat panels heat the ceiling - joann42, Thu Mar 24 09:36:22 2011