Newb ? about UTH

I was wondering if anyone has been scared that their substrate would catch on fire using a UTH? Or how to help keep it cool so that it cant?
thanks for the help

You need to put your UTH on a thermostat or at least a rheostat. If you do this then there is no risk of a fire or severe burns to your snakes.

The UTH should never be in direct contact with the substrate, so no it could never catch on fire. The UTH should be under the tank/tub. The substrate should be inside the enclosure. Hope this helps.

Those warning labels on UTHs are so outdated and don't include some of the most important facts! Sigh.

- the UTH Must be controlled by a thermostat or rheostat as said. If plugged right into the wall they can reach up to 120 degrees.

- Substrate should never be so thick that the bottom is more than 3-4 degrees warmer than the surface.

The substrate would only catch fire if there was a spark from an uncontrolled UTH inside the enclosure. Since both of these things are what you should NEVER do with a heat source...fires are highly unlikely. :)

Okay thank you for the help
I was just a little scared that it would get to hot.