heat rope

reptile boi · 12-23-03, 04:25 PM

Hey everyone,

I was wondering where do u get heat rope from and how much does it cost? Oh, and for flexwatt, can you jsut pile a cage on top of it while on the carpet, or would you need to leave some space in between?

Thanks,
Ben

crazyboy · 12-23-03, 04:38 PM

you can get heatrope from big apple herp . as for the flexwatt you can't put it on the carpet because it will melt the carpet and then you have a problem. and you also need to have air room. what i would do is put a board down on the carpet then put a couple little strips of wood then the cage and put the flaxwatt in the gap that that leaves in the middle.

Invictus · 12-23-03, 09:46 PM

Ben, if you're from Canada (doesn't say under your picture, hehe), you can get both flexwatt AND heat rope from Port Credit Pet Centre in Ontario. (www.portcreditpets.com). That's where I will be ordering mine from.

mykee · 12-24-03, 12:56 AM

Crazy; if you're heat tape is hot enough to melt your carpet, it's hot enough to cook your snakes. You NEED to use a rheostat or proportional thermostat.

reptile boi · 12-24-03, 02:14 PM

Hey all,
mykee,
where can i get a proportional thermostat? Also, how much do they run for?

invictus,
Hey, i heard of pcpc's prices and its about 30 bux for 3 feet or something! Do you know where i can get them for cheaper? Also, im in ottawa, ontario

Thanks,
Ben

Invictus · 12-24-03, 02:16 PM

I don't think it's 3 feet... but I could be wrong. Just give them a call. I don't where else to get it cheaper, I'm afraid.

crazyboy · 12-24-03, 02:33 PM

i never tried o melt my carpet with it nor will i. i was just saying i wouldn't put it down on my carpet. o yea, i do have a rheostat hooked up to it.

reptile boi · 12-24-03, 02:42 PM

lol

mykee · 12-24-03, 05:59 PM

ReptileBoi; you can get a Zoomed rheostat at almost any pet store for about $25, or you can get a Proportional thermostat (Big Apple, Helix) for about $200.

Crazy; if everything is hooked up properly and you have control of the temps, I'm almost sure that no carpet would be injured..

reptile boi · 12-24-03, 06:37 PM

LOL my carpet is already injured AND its 20 YEARS OLD! ancient eh? Oh and someone i know said he built me a rheostat, so i think ive got that covered thats IF he actually did what he promised! :^)

Thanks,
Ben