Just thought people may like to know that Maplin Electronics are selling 3 colour changing led strip lights that link together, numerous colours, dimable and remote controlled for £29.99 and an extension kit for a further 3 strips for £19.99.
Never put these strips up with sticky backs to secure them. If your snake is longer than the height of the viv or can reach them (or wires) from a branch or top of a hide then it is only a matter of time before he gets wrapped up in a sticky mess.
Snakes and any sort of sticky tapes or backing do not mix.
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I only recommend the IKEA Ledberg type of LED strip lights. These have small clips secured with screws and can take the weight of a fully grown Rat Snake swinging on the flex. The flex is also tied in with cable ties.
I know that folk use hot glue to secure probes but I prefer 'engineered' solutions that can't move under normal use but can still be removed for cleaning. Call me King of the Zip-tie.
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was appoligising more for passing on bad advice lol..your right there seems to be so much ive oinly had a corn for a year and its only because of this forum that everything is right...if went on the advice from reptile shop would not have a heat mat or a thermostate or thermometer lol. Yeah ive used glue gun to stick down my heat mat so rubi cant get under it and burn her self but that its at..and i know can remove if really need to :)..ive already spent 30 on lighitng so would like to keep them just need to attach in different way now lol :) I like your idea of engeniered solutions tho :)
I use a hot glue gun for my mat and stat probe but for my lights I also have the Ikea LED's which I use the clips that come with them. You could use the glue gun on your lights as I would not have thought it would melt them but I have not seen your lights so I cannot be 100% certain or use a mechanical solution like Auld says, its up to you.
Only thing I can suggest without having these other lights to test is mounting them on a strip of perspex and then screwing that to the roof. Think 'strip light' in the kitchen, only smaller.
BTW, the IKEA lights are only £11 or £12.
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Botting. Instead of trying to screw the cable ties by the tail:
1. Drill small holes along the edge of the side panel at the joint with the roof panel.For small ties use a 2-3mm drill bit. You might have to waggle the drill side to side just to 'slot' the hole a little.
2. Pass the tail from the outside into the viv, pass around the flex and back out the same hole.
3.Slip the tail into the head of the tie and pull tight. Use 4 of these along the side to keep the flex neat and tight into the corner.
Vursprung durch zip-tie.
1.0.0: Miami Normal: Taggart 0.0.1: Carolina Normal: Wee Woody 0.0.1: Grey Rat Snake: Mirkey 0.0.1: Amel Corn: Blaze 1.0.0: Carpet Python: Vambo 0.0.1: MBK: Fester 0.0.1: Florida King Snake : Rattler (Rattle & Hum) 0.0.1. California King Snake: El Diablo Diego 0.2.0 Tarantulas : Ermintrude & Euphemia.
Auld Baldy..would that work for them eing on the top pannel of viiv as well. I currently have the 3 strips horizontally in the middle of the top pannel in a row coming towards the front. WOuld lik to keep them there?
rubi. That is just for fixing and keeping the flex tidy. I suppose you might be able to do the same thing but would mean having the zip-tie tails sticking out the top of the viv. A bit awkward if you decide to stack something on top at a later date.
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LED strip light from Maplins.
Posted - 28/07/2012 : 15:24:41
