Hi!
I wondered how warm a heating cable or heating pad should be for Formica and Lasius queens to feel good? Help would be much appreciated!
Celsius would be best but fehrenheit works too.
Heating Cable Warmth
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Heating Cable Warmth
Beginner here!
I am new to this and I have just founded my first colonies!
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2x Lasius niger
1x Lasius neglectus/i]
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I am new to this and I have just founded my first colonies!
Keeper of:
2x Lasius niger
1x Lasius neglectus/i]
4ever
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Re: Heating Cable Warmth
A 15 watt cable will do just fine.
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Re: Heating Cable Warmth
that i knew but itwas the degrees thati was more on after!
Beginner here!
I am new to this and I have just founded my first colonies!
Keeper of:
2x Lasius niger
1x Lasius neglectus/i]
4ever
I am new to this and I have just founded my first colonies!
Keeper of:
2x Lasius niger
1x Lasius neglectus/i]
4ever
Re: Heating Cable Warmth
A 15 watt cable has a standard temperature, there’s 15 watts running through the cable hence the cable is a constant temperature equivalent to 15 watts.AntsIkhlef wrote: ↑Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:02 amthat i knew but itwas the degrees thati was more on after!
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Re: Heating Cable Warmth
It's hard to put an exact temperature on these cables. In a cold room, they're slightly warm to the touch. In a 25C room, they can feel hot. If they are surrounded by insulating materials (plastic, wood, foam, etc) they can get very hot (above 31C). These cables just emit a fixed wattage of heat along their length, and that's it. Unlike a heater or air conditioner, they have no control circuitry to regulate their heat output.
The surrounding environment determines how warm the cable ends up being.
PS: Formica and Lasius species usually live in temperate forested areas. They should be content with room temperature, up to 25C or so.
The surrounding environment determines how warm the cable ends up being.
PS: Formica and Lasius species usually live in temperate forested areas. They should be content with room temperature, up to 25C or so.
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