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Insulating Cages

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So number one; if cage building from scratch I'm lazy and buy one. This time the math is in my favor AND I get to recycle some furniture.

I'm working with a solid wood framing+doors ex TV center/armoire. I'm curious if it's reasonable to line the outer walls (sides, back) with some amount of sheet foam for insulation? The reason I'm asking is the power is out. Again. It easily happens once a month at least and sometimes twice. It seems to just be the area we live in. I know I need a backup for my snakes' heating if the power isn't coming back on soon. Usually it does come back on in several hours. My thought was maybe I could foam insulate to keep the temperature from dropping AS fast in this cage build, a little like a reverse fridge. So the temperature will equalize, but do it much slower. That way if the power fails while I'm out the snakes will be comfortable for a little longer.

Of course the doors are wood and glass, so they could make the foaming exercise pointless.

Thoughts?

Reptiles in question are pets:!ball pythons and one unusually small male B. imperator.


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I usually insulate my enclosures, regardless of the material they are constructed from. Whether it helps much or not, any added benefit is a positive when it comes to keeping the animals healthy.
 
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