heating tubs NOT in a rack...?
Ok, so just a quick question. How do you heat a tub with a lid on it without it being in a rack with flexwatt or heat cable? I saw some pix of people keeping their bp's in tubs with lids and they werent in a rack. Just courious. Im sooo new to this but learning fast! thanks in advance.
Re: heating tubs NOT in a rack...?
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Ezekiel285
It works the same way, a lot of people use UTH (under tank heaters). I have 3 ball pythons in a rack and then 1 in a stand alone tub.
so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?
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John Bolli
so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?
hmm, i don't know i would be careful with that, i have a non-adhesive one. I don't think it would melt it but i don't know for sure.
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John Bolli
so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?
thermostat is always required:gj:;)
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John Bolli
so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?
Just as Pit said, you will need a thermostat to control the UTH. My UTH's are self-adhesive, but instead of permanently sticking them on, I just tape them on with aluminum tape. That way it is easy to remove and re-apply the UTH when cleaning or changing tubs, and you won't have to destroy the heater to remove it.
Re: heating tubs NOT in a rack...?
i have a uth, with a lamp on top to keep ambients up. its a strip light, but i only need 15watts so it works fine
Re: heating tubs NOT in a rack...?
Thermostats can get pricey. Nohing is cheaper then a digital thermometer with a probe and simple light dimmer(rheostat), both from walmart