Anti-Vibration pad

[roguerower]

Last week I bought a 6.1 HTIB and set it up. I haven't truly tried it out however since the vibrations from the bass would drive my snake nuts (very sensitive to vibrations). So I was thinking about getting some kind of material that would absorb the vibrations so I can test this sucker out. I will also be going back to school in the next month and don't want any vibrations from random crap in the dorm/building driving her nuts.

It needs to be "heat proof" or heat resistant because on the bottom of her cage is a heat pad that is attached to the bottom of the cage through an adhesive. I can't tell whether it is transmits heat in only a single direction but I am very doubtful of that, so the material needs to be heat resistant/proof.

Cliffs:
-Have snake
-Have 6.1 speakers that go boom boom boom
-Snake goes crazy b/c of vibrations
-Need pad to absorb vibrations from ground
-Needs to be heat resistant b/c of heating pad

 

[Gothgar]

Move the snake to another room?

Even if you manage to stop the vibrations from the ground, there will still be vibrations in the air.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

It won't matter as the sub produces vibrations in the air which even if you knock out the ones transferred from the sub to the floor directly, you will have the LF in the air that will do the same thing once they hit a wall/object.

Option A) turn off the sub, option B) put the sub in an acoustic chamber (or treated room) and snake in another.

 

[PottedMeat]

Something made of silicone - like those baking mitts / baking sheets but thicker? Has the consistency of rubber but resists heat up to ~350F.

 

[Adam8281]

How do you tell when a snake is being "driven nuts"? Does it start writhing around a lot? Just wondering.

 

[roguerower]

Originally posted by: Adam8281
How do you tell when a snake is being "driven nuts"? Does it start writhing around a lot? Just wondering.

Well as of now I haven't seen any indicators of her going "crazy" but I'd rather take the precaution now and not see that happen later.

I know about the vibrations in the air, but I figure if I can knock out the ones from the surface that'll help out a bit.

 

[scott916]

Dynamat, they make one thats for engine compartments/insides of hoods thats very heat resistant.

 

[jemcam]

How about a couple layers of mouse pads? Unless you have the cage heated over 150 degrees, it's not going to hurt them.

Seriously though, I don't think minimizing any kind of vibration transmitted through the floor of the cage is going to be offset by vibrations in the air if it's that heavy.