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Herp room design questions.
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by CSdeadboy2009 on June 26, 2009
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I have a spare room that is to be a dedicated herp room. For now it holds only one venomous and three constrictors. I plan to expand the hot collection but would like to get rid of the cages and build them into the wall. I can monitor and control temperature from outside the room, but the thing I am hung up on is heat source. I have had miserable luck with under tank heat pads (2 burnt up) and the ceramic emitters are pricey. I was looking threw the photo album and notice that a good deal of folks have built there enclosures into walls. What do they (you) all heat with, and does anybody here work for a zoo and if so, what do you heat with ? Thanks.
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by Cro on June 26, 2009
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If you keep the door closed, you should be able to heat the whole room quite well with one of the oil filled heaters. They are probably the most efficient heat source out there, and are easy to move around due to rollers on the feet. The higher end models also have very good thermostats. Also, they pose little danger of fire.
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John Z
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by agkistrodude on June 26, 2009
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I agree with John. If you keep the room warm, individual cage heaters are not an issue.I have a basking light set up for each cage that they can use if they want for a few hrs a day. Take care, Marty
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by BobH on June 26, 2009
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I recently added a small wall mounted electric heater that runs on 220volts, so should be more economical that 110v heaters. They are small enough to between standard wall stud spacing. They are really priced reasonably, but you might have to figure an electrician in. It is just supplemental heat but would suffice if my furnace (also electric unfortuneately) were to go out.
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by CSdeadboy2009 on June 29, 2009
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"by Cro on June 26, 2009 Mail this to a friend!
If you keep the door closed, you should be able to heat the whole room quite well with one of the oil filled heaters. They are probably the most efficient heat source out there, and are easy to move around due to rollers on the feet. The higher end models also have very good thermostats. Also, they pose little danger of fire."
Best Regards
John Z
I was thinking about an oil heater. They have them at Wal-Mart and I can get oil easy enough. the only thing with the oil heater is that I am trying to keep the floor and walls as open and clutter free as possible I was messing around with the idea of being able to do heat and humidity for each individual enclosure. South Texas winters are rarely harsh, but the humidity can get pretty high. I have to frame the window in and make it a wall today. I will see if the wife will take and post some pic's.
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