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Old 04-26-10, 11:02 AM   #16
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Re: Flexwatt vs. radiant heat panels

Shaun, your setups are really nice- I like the cages a lot. I worry about putting CHEs in mine though, since my cages are kind of craptastic cheap melamine constructions. They were a good price and they function well, but I don't want to chance anything catching on fire, as there is no way I'd get everyone out in time.
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Yeah I dont think Shaun's setup will work for me. My cages are not that tall, and the electric bill from all those bulbs will be astronomical, not to mention that it sounds like they will end up costing as much as, if not more than, the RHPs. Seems I will just go with RHPs and have to slowly amass them.
That's what I'm doing. It would be great to buy everything that would make a perfect setup right now, but my wife would leave me, lol. RHP's are just becoming popular too or else I would have started with them a long time ago. I saw them in a zoo a couple years ago and started inquiring then. Call Bob with Pro-Products. He is probably the most knowledgeable person I have ever spoken with when it comes to heating and all the factors that go into it. I learn something new every time.
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That's what I'm doing. It would be great to buy everything that would make a perfect setup right now, but my wife would leave me, lol. RHP's are just becoming popular too or else I would have started with them a long time ago. I saw them in a zoo a couple years ago and started inquiring then. Call Bob with Pro-Products. He is probably the most knowledgeable person I have ever spoken with when it comes to heating and all the factors that go into it. I learn something new every time.

hear what your saying folks,my electric bills did go up a little when i was running 14 tanks.i'm down to 7 tanks now.in the end i'm hoping to have 5 diamonds they are actually quite economical to run as even when your replicating their summer season you only have the bask and uvb bulbs on 8 hours per day.right now i just moved mine from a 4 hour (end of winter) heat cycle to a 6 hour one (spring).next month starts her 8 hour bask as its summer cycle.

apart from the 5 diamonds i hope to get a pair of black headed pythons.i still have to read up on their requirements.

apart from the above i will be keeping my diamond/jungle,a jaguar,a jngle/jag and a pair of bredl.i will work out the best and most economic way to house and heat them all as i get them.these radiators sound like a good investment though,just like herptec tanks they're around £550 to £650 each but they pretty much last forever.

as bighog says if i went out and got all the good stuff my wife would want a divorce,haha

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Haha, if I went out and bought all the good stuff right away, I would not be able to pay my bills...lol.
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