UTH for wood

[brownec_870]

I am thinking about building an enclosure for my BP and want to use wood. My only real concern is how would I use a UTH? would I need to cut out a section for glass to stick it on? I dont think I can just slap it on the wood...that seems like a fire hazard. I heard about some kind of heat tape but im not sure what that is or how it would work. Any advice?

[CruelHerbie]

I don't think you have to worry about a UTH directly on wood being a fire hazard. At least, so long as you regulate the temperatures via a thermostat. Foil tape works very well to attach the UTH with, you can find it at home depot in the area with the home thermostats. I haven't used flexwatt as of yet, but someone more knowledgeable can surely help you out more.

[Kaorte]

If anything on your enclosure is hot enough to BURN WOOD, then obviously the snake would be long dead.

No, a regulated UTH will not burn wood. Just tape it on with aluminum tape.

[brownec_870]

Thanks alot guys.