light ropes

[Juggalo]

hey i have seen a few people using these on racks and cages i think boa masters even uses them they would not work for my cages but i thought since it is the time of year for the stores to be selling them it would be a good topic for this section.

has any one used them?
how well do they work?
how much heat do they put out?

and while on the subject i saw some 67 watt heat cable so same questions on that stuff to...

[mcem]

I bought some of the light ropes a few years back right after Christmas when they were on sale with the intention of trying them on a rack but they are still sitting in the box. Oh well...guess I can't answer that!

As far as heat cable, I don't really like it. I have it on 5 of my AP cages and would've rather went with almost any other heat source. The heat is very uneven...I think heat tape works better.

[The Snake Guru]

Light ropes work.....Used them on my Tarantula and Scorpion Breeding rack a while back...they don't give hardly any heat, but the light output is a little low for my tastes...worked well for dark loving Arachs. but I'm not sure I would like it for snakes. Just personal preference though.

I am actually using Zoo Med Heat cable in my 4 foot cages, I actually do like that....but again personal preference. It's setup so it heats a false floor above it. But in racks I usually use the heat tape.

~B~

[herpivore]

I'd like to use light rope on some to-be-built-in-future racks, but nothing yet...

Heat cable works well in selected setups - as Brad mentioned, with a false floor, or for heating (in my case) a tub containing several smaller tubs housing babysnakes. I don't think it radiates enough heat for a ceiling setup. I like that it's already waterproofed, but it's expensive and I wouldn't use it for a basking spot. It probably wouldn't work (in the cage) for anything other than a snake, though - too easy to bite or scratch into.
Mine is the Zoo Med stuff, too - not sure if that's the 67 watt variety you mentioned.

[ffollett]

All of the Vision racks we have use heat cable. We are also using it to heat Manson's cage in both cases it works fine.

[Juggalo]

cool like i said i don't really have anything i can use them on but as matt pointed ou the light rope does go on clearance after christmas and well i figured i would bring it up in case anyone was looking for ideas on alternate heat sources.

[Lorelei]

I know boaphile uses these in their racks specifically because they dont put off much heat. I think they look pretty cool!

[Reaper1187]

ive seen a few people use rope light in arboreal cages, but thats about it