uth can any1 help ?

i have a wooden viv with slideing glass doors im going to buy a under tank heater and im going to put it outside of the viv. will i still need to plug it into a thermostat ? as some1 said as its a wood viv it wont let that much heat trow anyway ? and does any1 no the best uth to buy ?

my heat source is cerimic heat bulb my temps are 91.4 hot end 80.6 cool end will a uth make him 2 hot ? i want it so he digests his food better as hes a bit slow at digesting his food at the moment

I would have a thermostat on the UTH just to make sure the temp is not getting to high. You could always buy flex watt and put it under the tank, but you still need a thermostat.

Your temps sound good, although belly heat is preferred with ball pythons i would not trust a under tank heater on a wooden viv,thats a fire hazard! You will need a thermostat on a heating pad no matter what enclosure, because with out a thermostat the heating pad will still reach some pretty hot temps.

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Originally Posted by kasmiraross

my heat source is cerimic heat bulb my temps are 91.4 hot end 80.6 cool end will a uth make him 2 hot ? i want it so he digests his food better as hes a bit slow at digesting his food at the moment

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You Dont Really Need A Lamp You Will Only Need It If Its Hard For You To Keep Ambient Temperature. If The Lamp Is Giving Light To The Whole Viv Then It Will Make The Hot Side Hotter. I Use Zoo Med With A Ranco RTC Thermostat And Its Doing The Job.

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Originally Posted by LegitProblem

You Dont Really Need A Lamp You Will Only Need It If Its Hard For You To Keep Ambient Temperature. If The Lamp Is Giving Light To The Whole Viv Then It Will Make The Hot Side Hotter. I Use Zoo Med With A Ranco RTC Thermostat And Its Doing The Job.

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no i dont have a light just a cermic heat bulb with gaurd .

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Originally Posted by Strange_Evil

Your temps sound good, although belly heat is preferred with ball pythons i would not trust a under tank heater on a wooden viv,thats a fire hazard! You will need a thermostat on a heating pad no matter what enclosure, because with out a thermostat the heating pad will still reach some pretty hot temps.

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how else can i get belly heat ? would a uth be ok if it was only on when i was at home ? i need belly heat hes not digesting very well ?

Your temps are actually pretty good. They can take anywhere from 1 wk to 3 before they defecate depending on food size, temps etc. But
He should have no issues with digest at the moment. What is it that you mean hrs having problems digesting? I think you should switch from top heat to belly heat but I think having both might be a little over kill. And if you do add belly heat it shoukd be on a thermostat all the time. You could possibly put the uth on a ceramic tile and attatched it to the viv somehow.
Hope this helps.
Morgan

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Originally Posted by kasmiraross

how else can i get belly heat ? would a uth be ok if it was only on when i was at home ? i need belly heat hes not digesting very well ?

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Yes A UTH Is Okay But You Need A Thermostat To Prevent Any Fires And Prevent Your Snake From Burning You Can Go To ReptileBasics.com To Purchase A Thermostat.

Wood is a really good insulator so a UTH is unlikely to be very efficient I'd actually say your temps on the hot side are approaching too hot.

The issue is very very few people own an accurate thermometer 90% of the digital ones on the market can be as much as 2 degrees off up or down at 91.4 could be 89.4 or 93.4. Truly accurate digital ones do not use resistive sensors. That makes them quite pricey and typically are traceable and that requires a serial number.

What makes you think that he has problems digesting? Where is he typically found on the cold side or warm side?

There are heat mats that are regulated that can be placed inside the enclosure if you are dead set on changing it.

http://www.bigappleherp.com/Kane-Heat-Mats_2

They are quite large potentially too large and must be controlled with a thermostat and a proportional one is HIGHLY recommended! This is a costly operation for a problem that might not actually exist.