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Gregg_M_Madden
at Fri Oct 9 12:35:51 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Gregg_M_Madden ]
Here are my thoughts...
Belly heat is not what helps our reptiles digest or metabolize their food intake... It is their core temperature... How our reptiles get their core temp up is not as important (back or belly heat)as it is for them to maintain it... Like I said, I run racks with belly heat and back heat and see no difference between the two as far as the health, digestion, or growth rate of my reptiles...
Plus in a rack system it is much easier to maintain a proper ambient air temp with out having to have a really high hot spot... Ambient air temps are just as, if not, more important than the basking temp... The OP was asking about racks, not cages...
In a well ventilated cage application, an under tank heater would be a better choice than back heat for sure, but in a rack application, there is no difference...
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