Thanks for all the advice given previously.

Well ...
I spent most of today working on a nightstand for my room with a Sterilite 28 qt tub (16"x23"x6.5") as a drawer. There is no lid in this drawer ... it slides in and has melamine for shelves (on top and bottom of the tub). The melamine is held at the side by really nice laminated wood that I stained today and will varnish tomorrow (notice, the varnished wood does not come in contact with the snake).

So my question is ...

considering the size of this tub (16" wide and 23" long), will the 3" flexwatt UTH be enough??? Or should I go with the 11" ???

I ordered the 3" and got it today in the mail ... but now I realize it might be too small, since it provides 5" of heat (less than a third of the tank). However, a 11" by 12" uth might be excessive ...

I don't know what to do !!! Help!!!

PS.: Will post pics of the stand this week!!!