buy a heavy duty timer, some of those have a place for a few plugs, i have mine plugged into a heavy duty extension cord then to the timer then to the power strip then to the wall, seems to work just fine... no expert here.. im just hoping i dont burn the place down! jk..



>>running 6 times (2 cages x 1 day 1 night 1 uvb) from one power outlet is a wee bit difficult...is it possible to put a power strip on the timer (wall then timer then strip then lights), or would this overload the outlet and be a fire hazard? any other ideas?

>>i use the night bulb because we tend to turn the a/c up quite high at night, althoguh i guess its not realllllly necessary. but even 4 timers, just being as bulky as they are, is a pain)

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>>1.0.0 ball python

>>0.0.1 albino florida kingsnake

>>1.0.0 leopard gecko

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>>0.1.0 bearded dragon

>>1.1.0 colombian redtailed boas (on the way!)
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• electrical questions part 2: timers and power strips - somegirl, Thu Aug 21 21:40:43 2003
• RE: electrical questions part 2: timers and power strips - reiko, Thu Aug 21 21:50:49 2003
• RE: electrical questions part 2: timers and power strips - dragonsbynature, Thu Aug 21 21:54:22 2003
• RE: electrical questions part 2: timers and power strips - somegirl, Thu Aug 21 21:58:27 2003