Okay, last summer while at the garden plots, I was told that little dekay's snakes, and many other reptiles, liked to bask ontop of the pine, cedar, and other mulch piles near the plots. My friend from the interpretive center said that the compost piles generate MASSIVE amounts of heat, so one night I climbed onto one and dug down a foot. I couldn't dig any deeper than this, because the heat almost burned my hands. I was amazed by the amount of heat produced! The pile was about 5-6 feet high, and I'd only dug down what seemed to be a foot, so imagine the core temperature!
So, my question is, if there would be some way a system could be developed for heating garter, or reptile tanks in general, using compost heat.