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HI All,
I want to first off thank all of you for your years of hard work on this one of a kind serpent and years of continued sucess, i've learned alot from all of you. I'm a Varanus junkie but ya gotta love all aboreals.

My question is this, Where does everyone buy the heat panels I see in some of the cages, like Jim over @ cool critters and Jeff over at boaphile. Are they simpy flexwatt with a pretty housing? i'm trying to find some cheap for a series of cages i'm building but i can't seem to find a good source for them.

Thanks for any and all feedback I get.

Cheers
ROb

Cheap and good are not synonomous in very few things, including heat panels. I really don't know how they're built, but it's a lot more than flexwatt. Personally, I would never use exposed flexwatt as heating.

I have 4 cages that measure approx 4'Lx2'Dx2'H. I have one pro products panel, ran me about $90. The other three I got from LLL reptile, they are helix panels. I could have gotten by wiht the small panel for $60. The main disadvantage to the helix panel is that you will have to let it outgas, or stop smelling before it can be used. A pro panel can be used right out of the box. Pro panels also come with much better warranties, and I like the way they're made a lot better. But thats my opinion.
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Chondros and colubrids... my 2 favorite types of snakes!

"Life is hard. Life is harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne

web site, they have panels that are around 30 bucks or so and seem to work pretty well. Most of mine are made by Pro Products but I bought a few of these from BAH and ya can't beat em for the price.
Randy
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I don't care if the glass is half full or half empty !
I just want the full glass I paid for !

I don't like those cheapos from BAH. They're really not made well, and to me i'd at least spend a few extra bux and get a helix.
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Chondros and colubrids... my 2 favorite types of snakes!

"Life is hard. Life is harder if you're stupid." - John Wayne