Heat mats safe for plastic tubs?

[Pirate Huntress]

The ones I've seen all said "glass only", I'm wondering if you can get a plastic safe UTH without having to order online... Although I am considering getting the Intellitemp heat mat from Big Apply Pet Supplies. Any other suggestions?

[Redneck_Crow]

I've got one of those for my short tailed opossum. It works just fine for him. I haven't used it with snakes or really bothered to check the temps much. It stays slightly warm to touch and he likes it.

[kitedemon]

The heat mats are fine as long as they are regulated by something (rheostat, on/off thermostat or proportional thermostat) self regulating mats work well too, depending of the rooms temps in some cases. Personally I'd sped the money on a proportional t-stat over a self regulating mat, it offers much more flexibility. Especially if you have unstable room temps.

[Vypyrz]

All of my tubs use heat mats. I have them controlled by thermostats.

[DellaF]

I have heat mats on my tubs. I use thermostats to control temps. I check temps regularly with a temp gun.

[Jessica Loesch]

Well, if I see the day where 90-95 degrees melts plastic, then I would be worried.

[AliCat37]

Yep! I used them on my tubs when I had them and they were fine as long as they were controlled by the thermostat