Something new!

[gregmonsta]

Thought I would start a new thread for the new enclosures I ordered today

I ordered 5 of these - PC05

I also ordered 5 of these overhead radiators - Comfort warmteplaat 40x40 cm met traploze temperatuursregeling, 45 Watt/220 Volt details

I already have full sets of polystyrene backgrounds, light fittings, black aquarium silicone, plastic plants and various other bits and pieces.

Excitement mounting this will be more fun than re-vamping the old enclosures is going to be me thinks.

[guidofatherof5]

Those pro-cages look awesome.

[gregmonsta]

They have nothing but positive write-ups too. The best plastics I've seen on the market, as well as being surprisingly cheap in comparison to your traditional herpteks, etc.

[Natrix]

Love the enclosures Greg, Not to sure about the 'electric hens' or brooders as the poultry men call them. Would you not have to be careful of the snakes ' burning' themselves by basking on top of them? Should look real good when you get them set up.

[gregmonsta]

Love the enclosures Greg, Not to sure about the 'electric hens' or brooders as the poultry men call them. Would you not have to be careful of the snakes ' burning' themselves by basking on top of them? Should look real good when you get them set up.

The 'brooders' will be mounted to the ceiling and I have aluminium mesh - which I plan to use as a barrier around the sides of each device .
At any rate they came recommended by pro-cages and they release almost all of their heat downward (unlike the 75 watt reptile radiator which has a pretty checkered reputation). I will be mounting them on radiator reflector foil too to further reduce any heat transferance to the viv above.

[Stefan-A]

This is relevant to my interests.

Very neat.

[Thamnophis]

Do you know how hot the surface of such a "warmteplaat" will get?

[gregmonsta]

According to feedback from someone that has tried them in the UK the surface does not get too hot to touch if set up correctly. I will be testing the configuration I'm planning to use for at least 48hours before I'll consider adding the snakes.
They will be thermostatted and I paid extra to have what is essentially a dimmer switch for each so I can easily set a maximum temp for each unit

[EasternGirl]

Very nice Greg...I wonder if they have anything like that available over here...not that I would know how to install a heating device into one of the enclosures.

[BUSHSNAKE]

yes they do Marnie