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I am using rubbermaids and my dad is always telling me how are you going to heat it it is going to warp. I am like sure but how do all of you heat it without warping it? Do you just put a heat mat on it? I don't use a lot of heat mats though I use rope light they sell it for christmas and after christmas they sell it for like 3 dollars for 18 feet enough for a lot of cages when slose together. but how do you guys heat it? you get the hint I want to stop before I ramble more .
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thanks Josh

0.0.1 vine snake
1.1.0 turtles
0.1.0 greek tortoise
1.0.0 ball python
1.0.0 corn snake
1.0.0 childrens python
1.0.0 het for albino san diego gopher snake
0.0.1 sunbeam snake(any help with these guys even when not on a post about them will help thanks)
0.0.1 rosehair tarantula
0.0.1 red sided skink
some mice
and what ever lizards my vine snake hasn't eaten yet

>>I am using rubbermaids and my dad is always telling me how are you going to heat it it is going to warp. I am like sure but how do all of you heat it without warping it? Do you just put a heat mat on it? I don't use a lot of heat mats though I use rope light they sell it for christmas and after christmas they sell it for like 3 dollars for 18 feet enough for a lot of cages when slose together. but how do you guys heat it? you get the hint I want to stop before I ramble more .
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I heat mine with heat tape and pads and have for years. None warp. I DO regulate the tape and pad temps to 90-95 with a dimmer switch wired through an extension cord.
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Sonya

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