Question about heat tape?

[ball21]

I want to purchase so heat tape to use for my ball and boa's enclousure. I not quite sure how much i'll need. My ball is in a 40 gallon breeder and the boas in a 10 gallon. So if anyone can give me an idea of how much to order to properley heat the cages. Thanks in advance

[LdyDrgn]

The boa isn't going to be in the 10 gallon for long, so you'll want to be prepared for the future. I think you'd do well with 2 panels of 11" heat tape. With the 10 gallon for now you can just set part of it under there. Don't forget to get a thermostat or rheostat ;)

[ball21]

Its says on beanfarm.com they are solf per foot. Is a panle considered a foot or is it a certain size?

[Tim_M]

Yes 1 panel of 11" heat tape is 1 foot.

[Kitt]

What is a good rule of thumb for setting up a rack with heat tape? I.e, should the heat tape cover about half the floor space, or a quarter, or...?

Thanks!

[jordanm]

Kitt, it just kinda depends on how well you think the enclosure will hold heat, and how cold the surrounding air to the enclosure is. I just have 3 in heat tape going about 3/4 the way down on one side in my sweater box enclosure. If you were going to put it somewhere that it was cooler I would use 11 in on the back wall and maybe another strip of 3 in in the bottom back.. it all kind of depends. Just let us know what your planning and I'm sure someone can help ;)