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Alternative until Rack arrives

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treppilj

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I currently have one corn and will be getting 3 additional Wed the 19th. I keep my current corn in an aquarium with an under tank heater. I do not have the room for 3 more Aquariums and have decided to get an Animal Plastics rack in the next few weeks.

My question is, I plan on keeping the new snakes in Rubbermaid containers but I am not sure what to do about the heat until I get the rack. I need a suggestion on an alternative until the rack arrives. I live in Reno, NV (high desert-cool nights) I am not too concerned about the day temps, I am more concerned with the nights as they can get cool. If I do nothing, I think my house temps will be around 70 at night and around 80 during the day. Will that be OK until the rack arrives? Or should I go buy some of the heaters to sit the tubs on...I thought I might be able to get some ceramic tiles which would help radiate the heat and then set the tubs on that?

Any suggestion will be appreciated. I am no electrician and do not want to try to do something with flex-watt, but if it is not too difficult to use, I may attempt it.

Thanks\
John
Reno, NV
 
If they were aquariums...

then I would suggest sharing a simple Wal Mart heating pad between them. But I would be concerned that the lesser ventilation in a Rubbermaid could lead to a lot of heat build up compared to a screen top cage. If you use any supplemental heat at all, BE SURE that it doesn't overheat the plastic boxes. That is of more concern than too cold. If you are not sure, then just feed your snakes very tiny meals until the new cages arrive. As long as their digestive tracts are not overloaded, then 70 - 80F should not be a big problem for them. But some people have noted that a sudden drop in temps (if yours are used to much higher temps) sometimes fools them into thinking fall is here and they should cut back in feeding, causing them to skip meals.

You might try an empty plastic box with the heat tile or pad of your choice for a few days. Keep careful records of the temps within the box (leave a thermometer on the floor of the box on top of the heat source, and then away from the source) and check the temps at different times of the day. If it is not too hot, then use it for your critters.

Good luck!
 
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