how much big should the UTHs be?!

i checked the coolside of my viv with a TEMPGUN the bottom of the aquarium and it always marked around 69-72F or sometimes a bit more. So as the Faq says and someone told me in an earlier thread i was worried that it wasn't enough and is suspectable to ilness. So should i just leave it as is or should i add a heatmat on the cool side to? if i should add a UTH is like the picture i posted earlier enough/good? thanks.

In your situation, using two uths would be better. They don't need to cover the whole bottom of the viv, as long as they cover about 1/4 of the floor area each.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

In your situation, using two uths would be better. They don't need to cover the whole bottom of the viv, as long as they cover about 1/4 of the floor area each.

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Thanks alot! so in other words like the picture i post is good ey?

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Originally Posted by DarkSmoke

Thanks alot! so in other words like the picture i post is good ey?

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The pic posted looks good imo. Your snake shouldn't have any problems with those temps. 69-72 is a bit cold, so adding a UTH on the cool side (and hooking up to a t-stat of course to keep the temp decent for a cool side) would be a good idea.

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Originally Posted by Seak

The pic posted looks good imo. Your snake shouldn't have any problems with those temps. 69-72 is a bit cold, so adding a UTH on the cool side (and hooking up to a t-stat of course to keep the temp decent for a cool side) would be a good idea.

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Absolutely. If you can control the outputs independently and have one cooler than the other then all is good. :gj:

My house is freezing so I use a infra-red bulb (on a dimming stat) at the cool end to keep the temperature above minimum. I think using a mat is probably even better though, as it won't kill your humidity like my bulb does! :mad: