heating tubs NOT in a rack...?

[John Bolli]

Ok, so just a quick question. How do you heat a tub with a lid on it without it being in a rack with flexwatt or heat cable? I saw some pix of people keeping their bp's in tubs with lids and they werent in a rack. Just courious. Im sooo new to this but learning fast! thanks in advance.

[Ezekiel285]

It works the same way, a lot of people use UTH (under tank heaters). I have 3 ball pythons in a rack and then 1 in a stand alone tub.

[PitOnTheProwl]

I use flex a watt when i have an extra snake in a tub

[John Bolli]

It works the same way, a lot of people use UTH (under tank heaters). I have 3 ball pythons in a rack and then 1 in a stand alone tub.

so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?

[Ezekiel285]

so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?

hmm, i don't know i would be careful with that, i have a non-adhesive one. I don't think it would melt it but i don't know for sure.

[PitOnTheProwl]

so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?

thermostat is always required

[Vypyrz]

so you just stick the uth on the bottom of the plastic tub? Do you notice the tub melting?

Just as Pit said, you will need a thermostat to control the UTH. My UTH's are self-adhesive, but instead of permanently sticking them on, I just tape them on with aluminum tape. That way it is easy to remove and re-apply the UTH when cleaning or changing tubs, and you won't have to destroy the heater to remove it.

[cmack91]

i have a uth, with a lamp on top to keep ambients up. its a strip light, but i only need 15watts so it works fine

[babyknees]

Your UTH should not be reaching temps to melt the tub. Thermostat will make sure that doesn't happen.

[bsavage]

Thermostats can get pricey. Nohing is cheaper then a digital thermometer with a probe and simple light dimmer(rheostat), both from walmart