Need good ideas to heat a cage that will be in a 50-60 degree basement. It will house to Sand Boas.
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Heating
Kramer010
Mar 15, 2004 02:37 PM
Replies (2)
lilroach56
Mar 15, 2004 03:19 PM
for Sand boas in a 60-50 degree room i suggest first heating up the room with an oil filled space heater (chrisharper2 knows lots bout them). and then heating the cages.
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chris_harper2
Mar 15, 2004 03:40 PM
It is completely possible that a sand boa cage could be heated in a 50* basement without the use of a space heater (such as the oil-filled heaters mentioned by the previous poster).
Depending on the cage construction and the amount and placement of the ventilation, a radiant heat panel combined with a UTH might be sufficient.
But if not, and the cage is in a fairly small room, an oil-filled space heater can go a long way towards providing supplemental heat.
However, if it's a large room and you only have one cage it is probably not a good idea.
I suppose the type of Sand Boa in question may also make a difference. Don't they cover an incredibly large range?
