Suitable timber base for enclosure

[GoodLookinBalls]

I'm looking for the best suitable timber based material to sit inside my vivarium so that I can sit the heat at directly below which will enable me to use a heatmat as a sole source of heat for one of my BP's. The vivarium is an oak formica board setup, which is 18mm thick therefore the heatmat under the vivarium doesn't transfer enough heat. I'm looking to cut a sheet and apply it inside the vivarium, with heatmat in between. I'm thinking some 4mm plywood but just wanted to get your opinions on how it would stand up to the constant heat and moistures from humidity and toilet. Any ideas and advice would be appreciated, ideally I don't want to have an overhead light and I believe the belly heat is best.

Thank you all!

[PitOnTheProwl]

None.
You don't want your mat an thermostat probe in the enclosure or belly heat. PLUS UTH isn't for heating ambient temperature, only a hot spot.
Your better bet would be a radient heat panel.

[GoodLookinBalls]

None.
You don't want your mat an thermostat probe in the enclosure or belly heat. PLUS UTH isn't for heating ambient temperature, only a hot spot.
Your better bet would be a radient heat panel.

Please elaborate. The UTH would be in the enclosure but never in direct contact, because of said material. What do you mean by 'or belly heat'? A UTH is perfectly fine for ambient temperature if it produces the correct heats hot/cool side, which it does, perfectly without fail.

[chrid16371]

Uth does not heat ambient. Ambient is air temp, uth heats surface temp. What type of enclosure are you using? Rhp would be best bc they heat both hot and cool side to correct temps. Putting uth on another material and setting it inside enclosure moisture would more than likely get onto the uth.

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[PitOnTheProwl]

Please elaborate. The UTH would be in the enclosure but never in direct contact, because of said material. What do you mean by 'or belly heat'? A UTH is perfectly fine for ambient temperature if it produces the correct heats hot/cool side, which it does, perfectly without fail.

Urine or water bowl overflow can and will change temperature.
UTH (under tank heating) should not put a surface temperature over about 95 degrees. If it is properly regulated this does almost nothing for ambient temperatures. To get low 90 degree surface temperatures using back heat, the tape is usually running at about 110 degrees.

If yours is heating perfectly without fail then:
1 why are you wanting to move it?
2 how are you regulating it?
3 what is the floor surface temperature?

[locolobito]

When I had my 1st bp, I made an enclosure out of 1/4 plywood with plexiglass front. Had clamp lights and belly heat. After about 9 days he acted different. I put him back into the tank. And after a few days started to be himself. I miss the fatty.

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[Willowy]

An RHP is probably best for your needs.

But. . .I once saw a thing by someone who put 2 stone tiles together with a UTH in between. With a slot cut out for the UTH plug and the thermostat probe. I thought that looked like a good setup if you couldn't put it on the glass. Might work.