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Joel the Gap Between the two cages are for the electrical stuff..the wires etc and for better stability for the cages. Im gonna post another post with pictures.
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Joey And His Bro. , Beardie Br0thaz

I remember the gap was for the electricals,,,

I'm trying to find out if you have noticed that the gap acts as a buffer for the heat transfer from the lower levels to the top?

You see, I have a baby rack which the lights are mounted to the top of one level which is also the bottom of the next level. There is no gap like yours has.
Now,, with no gap, the heat that rises goes straight to the next level which increases the overall temp. So with the heat rising, if I used a 65wt bulb on a lower level to get 110 basking spot, if I use a 65wt bulb on the basking spot on the shelf just above it, my basking spot would be 120 so I have to use lower wattage bulbs on the higher level.

Have you noticed the same thing with your system or does the "gap" help buffer the heat transfer?

Thanks.
Joel

No from what i remember the cages were the same temperature..i just found out someone accidentaly hit the switch for my females cage and she had no heat but shes fine.. check out the pics i posted
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Joey And His Bro. , Beardie Br0thaz