I'm sure these questions have been asked before, but I can't seem to find them in all of these posts. I have just built new cages for my reptiles, and bought some flexwatt to heat them with. The cages are 4' x 2' x 15" and are made with 3/4" MDF. I covered the interior of the cages with contact paper and siliconed all of the seams. The floors of the cages will be covered in a bed-a-beast/cypress bark mixture, and one of them may have playsand in it. Now I am stuck on how to install the flexwatt.



I bought it from the bean farm, and in their informational sheets they didn't recommend installing it to the bottom of wood cages, although that is what I had had in mind. I assume the reason for this is that the wood doesn't transfer heat very well.



I could install them inside the cages, however the wire connections to the flexwatt would have to remain in the cages and I could run the wires out the same hole I have for the fluorescent fixtures, but everything I have read told me not to install them with the electrical connections inside the cages. I was thinking of installing them inside the cages, and filling the plastic covers for the connectors with silicone all around the exposed metal, and laying a piece of glass over top of the flexwatt underneath the bedding. Would this work to make it safe?



Does anyone have any ideas? I would appreciate any ideas you all have.



Jennifer

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