heating herp racks

[Gungirl]

Flexwatt is the way to go IMO Once you do one you will see it's not nearly as difficult as you think it is.

[ashleynicole]

Originally Posted by Gungirl

Flexwatt is the way to go IMO Once you do one you will see it's not nearly as difficult as you think it is.

yes but it involves cutting and stripping wires, not that I couldn't figure out how to do it, but wouldn't the heat cable do essentially the same thing?

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by snake man12

Use this Repti Heat Cable

This stuff has a bad tendency to get REALLY hot spots and lots of cold spots... not overly reliable even with a thermostat.

Originally Posted by Gungirl

Flexwatt is the way to go IMO Once you do one you will see it's not nearly as difficult as you think it is.

Flexwat is the way to go, you can control it with a thermostat simply, and it rarely has hotspots.

[ashleynicole]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

This stuff has a bad tendency to get REALLY hot spots and lots of cold spots... not overly reliable even with a thermostat.


Flexwat is the way to go, you can control it with a thermostat simply, and it rarely has hotspots.

Thanks for this info. The website that cuts it and wires it seems like the best bet for me. I can tell them I want 16feet cut into 4x 4 feet strips and wired and ready to go. I can then put it on a rack with 4 x 4 foot shelves, hook it up to a thermostat and I will be good to go. And it is not very expensive either. We have a wire display rack right now that my husband got when he used to work in retail we are going to use for a shoebox type rack for babies, and we are in the process of getting ready to build a medium size and large rack as well. This site looks pretty good:

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