Nick,

My snake room is in the back part of my third garage stall. It's 9' x 17'. I would have liked to make it deeper but I felt like there should be room for a small SUV on the garage side so I limited to the 9' depth.

The walls were 6" thick poured concrete so I framed out the entire area, leaving a small space between the 2x4 wall and the concrete wall for ventilation. They I carefully cut 3/4" foil-faced, poly-iso insulation board to fit in between each 2x4. The foil face was set back from the wall enough to allow the electric to be run. This also provides an air space which is important so the foil face can act as a radiant barrier.

I basically did the same thing with the floor and installed an exterior entry door.

I heat the room with 220V radiant cove heaters. They are a bit expensive but also remarkably efficient when used in conjuction with the foil-faced insulation.

I live in South Dakota and can get that room to 80* with less amperage than seven, 100 watt light bulbs.

I am very impressed with the heaters but with hindsight wish I had at least researched other options. I already have a gas line in the garage and feel like a gas-powered radiant heater would have been cheaper and more reliable in the case of a power outage.
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Current snakes:

0.0.1 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Java locale (green)

1.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - Jave local (green)

2.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Seleyar locale (all black)

1.2 Gonyosoma janseni - Celebes locale (Black & Tan)

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