What could I use this for?

[Orange]

I found an old Zoo Med uth in our garage from when we had our corn snakes and I was wondering if it would have any use for my new bp. It's pretty small, 6" x 8", and it still works. I'm of course going to get the appropriate size uth for my tank, but could this be of any use?

[rebelrachel13]

How big is the enclosure? You should be able to use that UTH, so long as it covers at least 1/3 and no more than 1/2 of the bottom of the enclosure. Remember that you need to regulated it so it cannot potentially burn your snake.

Congrats on your new BP!

[Orange]

The tank is 38" x 15" x 20" (it's a homemade cage, that's why the dimensions are a little weird). It doesn't cover nearly 1/3 of it, I can post a picture of it if you want. I will definitely be getting a thermostat. Oh, I don't have the bp yet, soon! I should have said "soon to be new".

[Mike41793]

I would get flexwatt or a bigger uth but if you had to you could use the 6"x8" one...

[Orange]

I would get flexwatt or a bigger uth but if you had to you could use the 6"x8" one...

Like I said in the first post, I'll definitely get one of the right size for the tank, but I was just wondering if this one would be of any use to me and my soon to be new bp. If not, back to the garage it goes!

[Slim]

Honestly, I wouldn't trust a ZooMed UTH that's been out in the garage for a while. Especially if it was previously used. I barely trust them when they're new out of the package.

If it's one of the stick on types and has been removed from the bottom of a tank, I would never re-use it.

[Orange]

It's never been stuck to the bottom of a tank, it was taped, not sure if that makes a difference. But why wouldn't you trust it (and why dont you trust them new)? I would use a thermostat for it. I left it on under the tank for a while with a thermometer and without a thermostat (don't have one yet) and it got up to 120 degrees.

[Slim]

I don't trust them based on my past experience with them. Even regulated with a T-Stat, I found them to be inconsistant across the surface of the UTH (as measured with a temp gun). Back when I used glass tanks, I went though several of them because of heating element failure. I couldn't get one to last more than six months.

I hope your experence with them is better than mine.

[Orange]

Hm, good to know.
Thanks for the help everyone!

[rebelrachel13]

Agreed that ZooMed heat sources tend to be hot, uneven, and stubborn. Plus, you can get larger and cooler UTHs for like half the price - Ultratherm!

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