Heating Cables

[Chamanam]

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has used heat cables wrapped around branches to give ambient heating and what thier thoughts are?

cheers

Chamanam

 

[Courtney]

dont do it chams dont feel heat on their feet they bask so to avoid a burned foot which is their softest body part i wouldnt risk it just bump up your rooms ambient temp

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Extremely bad idea.
NOT FOR CHAMELEONS!
Regardless of the fact that there is a chameleon on the package

-Brad

 

[Vegas Chad]

The only person that wraps heat cables on trees is Precision Reptiles; I would contact them about that. Oh wait. . . .

Just don’t do it, it’s not a good idea in any way shape or form.

 

[Hamn8r]

Wouldnt an infrared lamp be better?

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Wouldnt an infrared lamp be better?

Also not a great idea.
Why is everyone trying to make their chameleons so hot???

-Brad

 

[Chameleon Jim]

Cause they are lizards, and people assume lizard=likes the hotness.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Cause they are lizards, and people assume lizard=likes the hotness.

*sigh*

-Brad

 

[Chameleon Jim]

yup, a little reading would fix these problems, but a little reading is sometimes a little too much...

 

[Metric]

I read this entire thread!! Does that count?

 

[Chamanam]

Thanks guys thats what I thought about the cables....

Whats the best option for maintaining night time ambient temps? I mean it commonly gets down to 50F at night in winter where I live and my space heating is not effective so wouldnt an infrared lamp on thermostat work?

I understand that maintaining the climate control is best but my split system unit heating is not working ...

Cheers

 

[Cainschams]

Where do you live? What type of species? If its a must use one of those oil base type heaters. Other types have teflon which fumes are not good for your animals. If you have a montane species such as jacksonii that is a great night time drop!!!