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chris_harper2
at Mon Mar 28 11:05:13 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chris_harper2 ]
>> I recently saw two very large clear plastic storage boxes 45 inches long 24 inches wide and high.
The largest tub I know of is the Xmas tree storage box from Iris but it's about 53" x 21" 14".
You can see it at:
http://reptiletubs.com/ve_series.htm
Is that the same box?
You're saying yours is 45"x24"x24"?
>> My question is can plastic be heated with a regular under tank type pad?.
Yes. The only issue with this is when used for tropical species in relatively cool rooms. In that case it's best to have some thermal mass in the cage to help distribute the heat around the box.
For a California Kingsnake this should not be as big of a problem. What you want to avoid is having your warm area get too hot in order to heat the distant parts of the box to appropriate temperatures.
If you find this is the case you can add things like rocks, clay flower pots, and heaver ceramic water bowls to the cage to help disperse this heat.
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Current snakes:
0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)
3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)
2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)
3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)
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what box is that? - chris_harper2, Mon Mar 28 11:05:13 2005