What do you use to heat a single Tub?

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Cobra T-Rex Heat mat or Ultratherm Heat pad + Thermostat

Human heating pads are not designed to run 24/7 – 365 days

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Ive done it before for quarantine, about 5 or 6 months on a helix. Didnt have any problems.

i have a the trex uth controlled by a helix

You can apply flexxwatt to a strip of sheetmetal and lay the tub on that. On my Freedom breeder rack all the heat tape is on sheet metal strips that are velcroed on the metal frame and the tub slides on the sheet metal(with flexxwatt facing down) and the metal conducts the heat great. I would have a space under the heat tape so there is a littlle air gap under the tape with the tub resting right on the metal on top.

And of course a good t-stat

That is one cool idea, Raul. Metal would be awesome at spreading the heat.

For single tubs, I just use a ZooMed UTH and thermostat. As was said, use foil tape to attach the pad to the underside of the tub and make sure the tub is lifted on little feet for air flow.

Just FWIW, I used a longer human heating pad(no shutoff) for my boa's tub for a little while when I didn't have any extra flexwatt. The pad developed a hot spot and turned the carpet below that area a greenish color, and turned the pad light brown in that spot.

I immediately cut the cord off of it and threw it away. It was on a dimmer also, at the lowest possible setting.

so i decided to buy a helix tstat and some 4 inch heat tape. so a few more questions. Where do i put the heat tape at in on the tub and how much do i need to use to get the proper temp?