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heathedw said:good stuff tom. i might get one just to see how much it's costing during the winter. if it's .30 cents a day during the winter i would love it.
Tom said:heathedw said:good stuff tom. i might get one just to see how much it's costing during the winter. if it's .30 cents a day during the winter i would love it.
with Alabama electricity rates it will probably be only .03 cents a day...
heathedw said:Tons of great info. Thanks everyone. Going to get a pig blanket for now and use the CHE until I can get a RHP.
lynnedit said:heathedw said:Tons of great info. Thanks everyone. Going to get a pig blanket for now and use the CHE until I can get a RHP.
Thanks, Tom. So heathedw, you can get any thermostat, even use the one you have with your CHE, as long as it can handle the wattage!
sibi said:Great enclosure! I'm going to use some of your ideas, like the upside down kiddie pool to create a burrowing place for my two torts. I will not be ready to do this until at least next year since my babies are on 10 months now. But, what a great idea, and all the information on the pig heating pads are great.
Tom said:If you are going to use mulch you will need to elevate your heat mat to keep the mulch off of it. Yvonne uses flat 2x4s for this.
And the house looks great!
DesertGrandma said:I saw in one of Yvonne's posts that she uses a horse stall pad in the bottom of her shed. It can be cleaned and I like that idea better than just plywood. Not sure, but I think she put her pig blanket directly on top of that. They are available online for $40 for a 4x6 foot pad, can be cut to fit with a box cutter.
But, now wondering if putting a RHP so close to a stall pad would cause toxic fumes??
You did such a great job building this. It is cute too!!!