Heating and whanot

[conipto]

So today at work, in my job as a megalomechanic, I was talking to one of the 'old timers' in my company about my spiders, and how I am struggling with heating the apartment at a reasonable cost (I have almost no insulation in this place) and told him I had my t's on several shelves of a sheet-metal shelf. he suggested mounting a flourescent light UNDER the shelf I want to heat, to allow the heat to rise up to the level above, simply on what the bulb generates. The more I think on this, the more it makes sense. a flourescent fixture that size might run me all of 30 bucks, and next to nothing in energy costs, think it's worth a shot?

Bill

 

[JacenBeers]

If you know how to set it up then I dont see why it would be bad at all. I would suggest putting some spiders on the bottom shelf right above the lights that do not need so much humidity because the excess heat will dry up moisture pretty quick.

 

[Arachniphile]

Bill...

I keep my spiders at my office which is climate controlled by the landlord... never over 71 in the winter... never below 75 in the summer. The collection is in a small 2 shelf wooden cabinet, like a night stand. In the bottom of it I have a small table lamp with a 40 watt bulb. Keeps the T's above at a constant 85... I have it on a timer for two 10 hour blocks of heat with 2 hrs off time inbetween... Works dandy for me...