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Hello Everyone,

I keep reading about heating pads, yet seldom see a reference to a heat lamp. Is this because most of you are not using lamps, or is it simply because lamps are so commonplace that they deserve little mention.

I'll be buying a Max Latch Jumbo Storage Box (112qt) soon, and I want to do this right.

Thanks,
Chris

Nocturnal, burrowing animal. Does that sound like an animal that would use a heat lamp?

But will a simple heat pad keep those high temperatures? It just doesn't seem like it would produce enough heat. But...you guys are the experts. Can you recommend a suitable heat pad for the Max Latch Jumbo Storage Box that I plan on purchasing?

Thanks Again In Advance,
Chris

Some heat pads get in excess of 140 degrees.

I would use T-rex cobra heat pads until it covers a little less than 1/2 the surface area of the bottom.
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I think lilroach did lol. by the way..roachy? anyway. use a dimmer and just the pad (non adhesive heat tape I think is best so you can have airflow)

Do you remember what the thread was titled?

Chris

All it was was a problem where heat tape caused me to gun my cgae at over 140 degrees and I needed a solution quick. That is why i had a friend (GLKherp rocks!!!) set me up with a dimmer. It was the day I setup a new paste bp cgae and I almost cooked it for a snack. I love the heat tape but be carefull and use a temp gun.

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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
0.1 Red blood python (Rhianon)
0.0.1 ball pythons (FELIX!!!!!)
2.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, Bear, and Tony)

My image Gallery

Its hard to calibrate sometimes because of the different temperature ranges of everyone's reptile room. Most top breeders have thier snake rooms at 78-80F ambient, so all they have to concentrate on is a 90F hotspot! Piece of cake. But that doesn't help the people that have one snake, one cage, in a room in their house that's 68F.

The way to combat this is to get a heat pad, and put it under varying lengths of the cage. Play around with it for a week, measuring the temps with a digital thermometer. 80F cool end, 90F warm end. Just play around with it and you will get it. a light bulb CAN be used to get the ambient to 80F, but its not advisable.

Keep asking question. You're on the right track!

good point...rooms make all the difference dont they. It is kind of hard to believe some people dont have enough snakes to fill a small room or warehouse (crazy lol). use a temp gun heat tape and dimmer to play around with and you should be fine.