Tub Questions

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Originally Posted by Danounet

Well, Since I was a pyromaniac when I was a kid, I still prefer the burn it to hell aproach :taz:

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LOL... I had a wood-burning kit when I was a kid, and it was pretty cool. :D

Btw, I have Mona's tub set up now, but I'm just waiting for it to warm up... humidity is looking great (57-58%), but the temps are still below 80. It has been almost 2 hours, so hopefully it doesn't take all night! Mona is in her old tank with a ceramic lamp, and looks like she'll be fine for a while.

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

FYI: I only paid $10.99 for my new drill at Walmart.

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Drill from WalMart, tubs from WalMart, hides from WalMart, AcuRite from WalMart... didn't know WalMart was also SnakeMart, LOL!

How's the new tub coming along?

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Drill from WalMart, tubs from WalMart, hides from WalMart, AcuRite from WalMart... didn't know WalMart was also SnakeMart, LOL!

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I know, huh?! We don't even have a WalMart around here (I was in the East Bay yesterday), since San Franciscans consider them the devil... but as the owner of 3 snakes, 2 cats and a dog, I only care about good deals. :salute:

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How's the new tub coming along?

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I cross-posted the answer to that a minute ago, LOL. The temperatures are still pretty low, so I'm afraid I might have to use the heat lamp too... how would I set that up with my tub? I'm not a handy person, so I can't do anything too complicated!

Oh, or I could remove the foil that's currently wrapped around the UTH - would that make a difference? If I understood correctly, it should NOT melt a Sterilite tub if I stick it directly on the plastic. Right?

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

(I was in the East Bay yesterday)

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My brother lives in the East Bay area, and we're planning to go visit next month. There must be a dozen WalMarts within spitting distance of him!

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Oh, or I could remove the foil that's currently wrapped around the UTH - would that make a difference? If I understood correctly, it should NOT melt a Sterilite tub if I stick it directly on the plastic. Right?

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Leave the foil, it makes it easier to remove when cleaning and wouldn't make a difference heat wise.

To use a heat lamp, you need to find a way to hang the lamp maybe 16" off the top of the tub.

What size UTH are you using and what size tub? I apologize if you've already stated the answers to these.

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

Leave the foil, it makes it easier to remove when cleaning and wouldn't make a difference heat wise.

To use a heat lamp, you need to find a way to hang the lamp maybe 16" off the top of the tub.

What size UTH are you using and what size tub? I apologize if you've already stated the answers to these.

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Thanks! For Mona (the one I'm working on right now), I am using a 41 quart Sterilite tub with locking lid, and a 10-20 gallon ZooMed UTH. With her glass (20gal) tank, I also used a ceramic heat emitter laid on the screen.

So, how the heck will I mount the light? Hmmmmmm..... :cool:

There's the problem: Upgrade to a 30-40g UTH. It's what I'm using in my cold house and it works great.

I think if you get a bigger UTH, you won't even need the CHE above. It's great with tubs that you don't have to worry about heating all this empty air space.

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Originally Posted by Patricia

My brother lives in the East Bay area, and we're planning to go visit next month. There must be a dozen WalMarts within spitting distance of him!

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Yeah, they are ALL in the East Bay! None in the city (SF) or the Peninsula, so we just go to Target instead... ;)