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Heat Tape Question?

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Hope H

Corn-A-Holic
I just bought 4" wide heat tape, 6' long. I bought a ESU Reptile Electronic Controller to regulate it. I have 2 tanks on a 6' shelf, same size, 20 gallon long on it. I have it set for 85 on the warm side and I can't get it past 79. Is 4" wide enough? The guy who sold it to me said it was but I'm questioning his judgement now. My thermometer is one of those double circle humidity and thermometers by Zoo Med that is velcroed on the side of the tank at the bottom...slightly frustrated :(
 
I might be misunderstanding your question, but take the thermometer off and lay it right on the tape. I have the same kind of thermometer/hygrometer thing from ZooMed.
Anyway, I think I read somewhere that it's the surface temp that's important, not the air temp on the warm side. That's what I go by anyway..
 
Thank you Iris...The bottom temp is 85, but only exactly where the 4" tape runs. The air is around 78-80 ish now. I thing I should have gotten the 11" tape for a 20 gallon long. Given a longer heat spot. I'm new to the heat tape. Always had used individual mats.
 
If the bottom surface of your enclosure is 85 degrees, you've got it hot enough regardless of the air temp being much lower. Cornsnakes actually receive the warming from their heat source from their ventral scales rather than from the air around them. That's why heat lamps are really unneccessary for corns. If they're eating and digesting fine, I wouldn't worry about it at all!

Darin
 
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