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Hi Everyone ,
I just built a new burm cage its all plywood.I am heating it with heat cable.The poeple at the pet store told me it was ok
to put it under the bark has anyone done this? Is it ok?

My cage with out the cable is 82F in the day and 75 and night
i was using the cable to bring the temp up to 88-90F
I have a large heat rock and heat lamp also.

Please Help!

Dont use the heat rock. They can have hot spots that can burn an animal.
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What about the heat cable under the bark is that ok ?

i use heat rope in a couple of my cages...not from zoo med though
it works very well..it has to be on a thermostat or dimmer switch though because it will get way to hot..
I have mine hooked up to a dimmer switch and that works great.
I got my heat rope from big apple herp

jason

Just an idea here...Why dont you try and figure out a way to attach the cable to the ceiling of the cage?
It'll do a better job of heating the air, raising the ambient temps as the air passes under the cable.
In my humble opinion, I dont want anything that has the word heat in it, touching something like wood bark.
Especially if there is a chance water will come in contact with the heat cable.

The heat rope from big apple is waterproof so you dont have to worry about water spilling on it...
I have had no problems at all with the heat rope

jason

Just ordered a new large enclosure...on this one I'm gonna try the Ultratherm UTH pads from the Bean Farm.

Thanks Everyone
My temp in the cage now in the day 88F last night it dropped to 80 with the lamp off. i will look in to a dimmer .

are those temps with the cable or without?
And what is the room temps?

these temps are with the cable and the room temps are 70deg f.
also the cable is 50watts.

If you have a heat lamp why are you using heat rope? Just use a higher wattage lamp/ceramic heat emitter if your temps are low (if your lamp supports higher wattage). Its much better in my opinion. Good luck.

i would use a higher watt bulb but iam concerned at night when there is no light.temps may drop to low .

Use a nightlight. I find a 75 watt is pretty effective in raising the temps in an enclosure. Or use a larger nightlight bulb, and use a thermostat.

Use a ceramic heat emitter. You can keep it on 24/7 and it does not interfere with the photocycle. Not to mention it lasts much longer than a bulb.