Zoo-Med Repti Heat Cable

Anyone here using Zoo Med's "Repti Heat Cable"?

How does it compare to flexwatt? Is temperature uniform throughout the entire length?

It's pretty cheap and I need somethign to heat a few shelves of my rack system that are missing flexwatt, and it would be much easier to use this then to take the rack apart so I could route out channels for the flexwatt.

I am using the 50 watt model to heat a small rack with some hatchling tubs. It seems to work well but does not provide a very large heating surface unless you coil it so don't use it for anything very large.

I interpret the intended use for the product as a direct contact warmth source. If you can coil it around a branch, then it must allow for direct contact (I know, I know, so do hot rocks).

I have been considering giving it a try to wrap around a large branch for my iguana to cosy up on at night. But, I too would like to hear from others who have used it before I spend any money.

I would not recommend it for a direct contact point for an iguana. They have a low sense of pain. The heat rope is good for an undertank source of heat, but the temps cab be sporatic. I use 6 of them right now as undertank heaters.

My customers have complained about hot spots and dead ends on the rope. There are other brands out there that work pretty good. The stuff Animal Plastics sells is excellent...