alternative ambient heat problem

i've been researching for the past 2 hours but cannot get a direct answer.

i use a plastic bin, my snake has a thermostat and a UTH,

my room temperature is usually 70 degrees during the winter months.

i had a small lasko heater but its raising the electricity bill considerably and its just too much money to keep using

I'm not quite sure what you're asking.

my BP's air is colder then what it should be.

i need a way to heat the plastic bin without burning it

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Originally Posted by itchmynipple

i had a small lasko heater but its raising the electricity bill considerably and its just too much money to keep using

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do you have it hooked up to a thermostat?

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Originally Posted by Gpoop

do you have it hooked up to a thermostat?

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i have a UTH with a thermostat with two outputs, 1 is being used, but the lasko heater isnt hooked up with it. doesn't matter cause it broke and wont even turn on, which is also why im here.

i use a accuright digital thermometer to control heat and turn it on-off as needed until i get extra money for a seperate thermostat.

You are asking if there is a better way to heat the ambient air?

The best answer I have is to use a different enclosure. Plastic tubs really can only easily be heated with a UTH they don't make major changes to air temps. Depending on how much higher your power bill is it may or may not be reasonably priced. I would look at something along the lines of a vision, AP, or neodeshia. They can be regulated with a UTH and fluorescent lighting maybe installed, they are cheap to run and pass off enough heat to significantly alter ambient air temps. (IE my room today is 66ºF and the enclosure running FL lights is 83ºF) I run deep blue LED over night. The electronics also run in the 100º range and that too will help ambients. The enclosure itself is more efficient at holding heat in. If your power bill is even 50$ more a month it might well pay for itself in less than a year.

I have the same problem.. I use a heat lamp with a ceramic heat emitting bulb and leave it on 24hours.. No light and keeps the tank between 80-90 no problem I have the bulb about 6 inches over my plastic tank on the same side as the uth..

Although I also have a space heater as my room is typically 65.. But the bulb can give u 10-20 deg increase in ambient just have to most occasionally as it dries the air

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Originally Posted by BoostedMX3

I have the same problem.. I use a heat lamp with a ceramic heat emitting bulb and leave it on 24hours.. No light and keeps the tank between 80-90 no problem I have the bulb about 6 inches over my plastic tank on the same side as the uth..

Although I also have a space heater as my room is typically 65.. But the bulb can give u 10-20 deg increase in ambient just have to most occasionally as it dries the air

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i feel like this might be the route that is easiest for me, atm, atleast.

when my ball grows up a little i can put him in my thirty gallon glass tank possibly, or just build a new enclosure,

but when that time comes ill probably surrandwrap the top so that air flow is less of a problem to my humidity.

How large is the UTH? The biggest issue most people have is they use one that is much too small. When I used tanks I always chose a UTH that took up half to 1/3 of the bottom of the tank. As long as its regulated with a thermostat, having one that's large enough is often enough.

Another thing I noticed is if the tank or tub is raised it allows too much heat to escape from underneath it. Even regulated. Which causes it to work harder to maintain. The thermostat will constantly be adjusting to try to keep it where you set it.

The only other tips I can offer is putting the tub in a room that is a couple degrees warmer, or putting it into a bookshelf so that it is mostly surrounded on all sides to help keep it insulated some.