My new 100% acrylic cages will be fully assembled and ready by this evening. I want to heat with Flexwatt and am drilling holes for the leads. What are your opinions as to securing/insulating the Flexwatt in an acrylic enclosure?
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FLEXWATT advice needed
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MR_Jungle_Mist
I sweat coffee.
Why are you drilling holes for the leads??
Fasten the flexwatt on the underside of the enclosure. To fasten it, go to your local hardware store and look in the insulation or tape section. There is aluminum heating duct tape. Cut off the length of it and apply it to both sides of your heat tape. Not only does it keep it in place but it adds to the width of the heat distribution.
I would strongly suggest you not put the flexwatt inside the enclosure.
Fasten the flexwatt on the underside of the enclosure. To fasten it, go to your local hardware store and look in the insulation or tape section. There is aluminum heating duct tape. Cut off the length of it and apply it to both sides of your heat tape. Not only does it keep it in place but it adds to the width of the heat distribution.
I would strongly suggest you not put the flexwatt inside the enclosure.
My acrylic is 3/8", it takes a lot of heat to migrate through that thickness of acrylic. But I will go to the hardware store and get some of that tape, and see how it works. Thank you for the advice.
I think I found an alternate solution, I just ordered some heat rope from Big Apple Herp that I can plug into a thermostat and put in the cages.
I think I found an alternate solution, I just ordered some heat rope from Big Apple Herp that I can plug into a thermostat and put in the cages.
MR_Jungle_Mist
I sweat coffee.
I just don't know how wise it is to have the flexwatt be where the animals can come in contact with it or where water/urates/etc can reach it. I have enclosures that are 3/4" melamine with 3" heat tape underneath. It doesn't take a tremendous amount of heat from the flexwatt for it to conduct to the snakes inside the enclosure. I'm sure others can go ahead and give you some of their ideas on how they heat with the flexwatt and/or heatrope.
Again, I'd advise against having heat rope inside the enclosure. This time because of the small amount of heat exposure your snake will get to it. There is very little contact surface and I don't think it would adequately heat that way.
Maybe I'm just anti-in-tank surface heat!
Again, I'd advise against having heat rope inside the enclosure. This time because of the small amount of heat exposure your snake will get to it. There is very little contact surface and I don't think it would adequately heat that way.
Maybe I'm just anti-in-tank surface heat!