Something new!

[guidofatherof5]

Looking very nice Greg.

[EasternGirl]

Very nice.

[Natrix]

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Here's a taster ... The nosing technique is not for discussion :P

I just knew I shouldn't have looked........ Envy!!! Very nice Greg and it ain't even finished yet.

[Natrix]

The nosing technique is not for discussion :P
That's ok mate, A video will do nicely .........

[gregmonsta]

The nosing technique is not for discussion :P
That's ok mate, A video will do nicely .........

stranger things have happened, be careful what you wish for .

Temps after 12 hours on full power are sitting steady at 30C hot end and 22C cold end at an ambient room temp of 16C (tested at the bottom of my hallway). This temp was reached after approx 5hours (after 4 hours it had reached 28C). These were both floor temps.

I will be statting the stack with a single pulse thermostat and will be adjusting the individual vivs using the regulators. I should also add that I ended up receiving the 56watt heatpanels instead of the 45watt ones (they were out of stock and I got a free upgrade). I have no worries about these at winter temps and it seems these are perfect for this size of enclosure.

Point of note - these panels seem to have their own cut-off system (to protect baby chicks from exessive surface temp) as it took several hours for it to 'pulse' up to temp. A good safety feature but I'll have to keep an eye on how this will function with a thermostat added to the mix.

Almost no heat-transfer through the top of the viv. I will not be creating an air gap.

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm...what do you think the difference is in how much heat a baby chick can handle in terms of surface temps and how much heat a garter can handle?

[gregmonsta]

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Hmmm...what do you think the difference is in how much heat a baby chick can handle in terms of surface temps and how much heat a garter can handle?

Don't think the difference will be anything other than marginal. they are for raising chicks, not for cooking them. I'm satisfied that these will do the job as this type of heating is actually quite commonly used for reptiles. It is very popular with boids and pythons as well as lizards. I'm probably not the first to use these with garters but I will continue to document my results for all .

Anyway, attached some more tasters

[chris-uk]

Looking good Greg. You've got a bunch of lucky garters.

[gregmonsta]

I moved the first enclosure into the living room on Sunday. No pics yet but it looks lovely!!! I decided that having one separated out would be easier to manage than a stack of 5.
The marcianus girls are all moved in and all I can say is - the heatplate is a big hit. The albino, especially, loves to stretch out underneath it. Temps holding steady at 30C warm end, 22C cool end ... without interferance by the thermostat. Both girls have climbed in the direction of the heatpanel but continually pull away an inch or two from the surface.
This viv is also acting as my TV stand , so if nothing is on the box ... there will be something else in the box, under the box .
So ... two more to build and space to organise and I forsee a snakey moving in day this weekend ... with lots of pics, of course.

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like it's all coming together.