UTH Breakdown!!

This morning I discovered that Boston's UTH was not working. Was not producing any heat!! Thankfully it wasn't the other way around. We have a Herpstat for backup in case of those situations. Anyway after a long boring conversation with the manufacture, they are sending me a replacement. Problem is I'm looking at 2 weeks delivery!! Will he be okay with only ambient heat for that long?!?!

Have you ever looked into Flexwatt?

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Originally Posted by Skittles1101

Have you ever looked into Flexwatt?

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I seem it wen I ordered the Herpstat but never purchased one as we prematurely bought this one from a local pet store. Clearly not the best decision lol. Maybe I should order some, but I'm still waiting delivery. Will he be okay for a bit?

If you have your ambient temps within range you will be fine.

My BP is 4 years old and has never had an UTH, so long as your temperatures are good he should be fine :)

If the temps aren't dropping too low it should be fine. You probably won't be able to get the 90 basking spot with no UTH but that will be fine of its only for the couple weeks. It would be probably best if they stay above 80. If you need to, even adding a 60 or 100 watt incandescent bulb during the day could help with heat. If the temps stay lower you should probably not feed during that time either. Wouldn't want it to try and digest without the proper heat.

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Originally Posted by Wildwa

My BP is 4 years old and has never had an UTH, so long as your temperatures are good he should be fine :)

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Do you have any heat source or do you just use normal room temp?

Solution: keep ambient temps above 75 F and do not feed. He will be perfectly fine.

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Originally Posted by vangarret2000

Do you have any heat source or do you just use normal room temp?

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I current use one of those red infrared heat lamps and my temp is holding at 83. My thermometer probe which was sitting under the bedding for his basking spot which use to me 90 is now 77 :tears: Humidity is 55.

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Originally Posted by Kibbleswhites

Solution: keep ambient temps above 75 F and do not feed. He will be perfectly fine.

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We just fed him Sunday that passed. Haven't disturbed him since. Do u think this UTH failure will unpack that last feeding/digestive process?

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Originally Posted by vangarret2000

If the temps stay lower you should probably not feed during that time either. Wouldn't want it to try and digest without the proper heat.

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Boston is a very good eater. I can't see not feeding him for 2 weeks. He's only a little guy born July 4th. If I can keep my ambient heat around 85 can I still feed him this Sunday? (that's our routine day)

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Originally Posted by Kibbleswhites

Solution: keep ambient temps above 75 F and do not feed. He will be perfectly fine.

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Don't feed for 2weeks? If I keep my ambient heat at 85 can I feed him on? I will feel awful holding food from him. He's such a good eater! Never misses a meal and has it down within minutes

If you keep it at 85 feeding shouldn't be an issue. If he is healthy and was eating properly before though skipping just the 2 weeks wouldn't be an issue.

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Originally Posted by Tiffanie

Boston is a very good eater. I can't see not feeding him for 2 weeks.

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He'll be fine not eating for two weeks.

There is no downside of any kind to skipping a meal.

I did get probe and placed it under his bedding on the warm side. I was getting a great reading (90 w/probe under hide on warm side, ambient 85, and cool side was sitting about 77) Then the DAMN UTH broke down so waiting for a replacement to come in the mail which should take about 10 more days as per the manufacture. Currently trying to keep my ambient up above 85 since I no longer have a UTH. My previous warm side probe is now sitting at 77 and i slid my red light (stays on 24/7) over to the previous cool side as he prefers that hid. Just checked this morning and the temp was 90. It dropped to 87 when I uncovered a bit of the top screen, currently have a towel covering some of the top just to hold more heat in. Hoping that I can still feed him tonight (our weekly schedule) if I can keep the ambient heat over 85

Ambient of 85 is fine. You do not need to keep it above that and you can feed like normal. There are plenty of keepers that don't use uth devices and keep their temps at 80-85 without issue.

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Originally Posted by KMG

Ambient of 85 is fine. You do not need to keep it above that and you can feed like normal. There are plenty of keepers that don't use uth devices and keep their temps at 80-85 without issue.

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Thank you KMG!!! Your always so helpfull :D
Can I bother you with another random question? UTH size ... We have a 38X18X16 tank and im thinking of upgrading my UTH since my last one failed so quickly. What size would I need for the tank?
These are the ones Im lookint at http://beanfarm.com/index.php?cPath=1204&sort=2a&page=3
Thoughts?

The ultratherm are great options. Ideally having 1/3 of the tank floor heated would be great. I think I would go with the 11x17.