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What is the best watt for a heating cable?

Started By evanmancini2011 , Jan 28 2025 7:37 PM

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#1 Offline evanmancini2011 - Posted January 28 2025 - 7:37 PM

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Sadly my heating cable broke last fall. So I need to order a new one for this ant season. I was wondering if a 15 watt or 25 watt is the best for pet ants without cooking them to death?

 

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Evan Mancini


#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 29 2025 - 2:59 AM

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15 watt is what most keepers use.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline Full_Frontal_Yeti - Posted January 29 2025 - 9:28 AM

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15 watt is the typical i've seen and use myself.


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