i have a animal plastics rack and a helix my rack is in a room thats cold around 55 degrees my helix is set to 100 but in my tubs there getting around 84-88 is this because my room is to cold and that is why the tub temps went go higher? thanks.
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help needed please about helix?
ballfreak
Feb 22, 2009 11:14 AM
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toshamc
Feb 22, 2009 12:08 PM
Yes - you need to heat your room the heat tape cannot compete with that kind of cold.
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SoLA
Feb 22, 2009 03:21 PM
Is 84-88 your hot end variance, or is that the range (84 coolest/88 warmest)? If that is just the warm end, what is the cool end?
This could be a nice risk for disaster if the cage got that warm (close to 100F).
ballfreak
Feb 22, 2009 04:17 PM
The hot end 88! The cool in the 70's
SoLA
Feb 23, 2009 12:22 AM
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that temperature range. That is a great range to provide Preferred Optimum Temperature Zones.
I would just worry about cooler air drafting through the ventilation areas. While most respiratory concerns really arent directly temperature related, Mycotic Pneumonia is a concern with fungi growing at low temps (well below 70F)...I would keep in the back of my mind that this is the temperature of air taking and keeping directly in its lungs. Granted it is for brief periods of time, and the body temperature of the snake would likely warm it quickly, and those temps provide proper thermoregulation the animal needs for a healthy immune system...I would still keep the concern in mind.
How difficult would it be to raise temps in that room at least for a large portion of the day?
robyn@ProExotics
Feb 22, 2009 06:26 PM
Heat tape and heat cord is good at providing supplemental heat, not main ambient temps.
It does well for making a hot spot, or bringing ambient temps a few degrees, but it is not good at bringing ambient cage temps up 10 degrees or more.
Heat tape is best when your room is in the low 80's, and you want a 90-92 hot spot (for a typical python setup).
When room temps are in the 70's, you are asking the heat tape to do something that a room heater is supposed to be doing.
And tangent to that, it can also be greatly affected by the placement of your probe : )
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