will this melt my ruber made

[delsol1983]

ok will this melt my ruber maid that my bp is in. can i turn it on with out attaching it. i want to use it on another 20 gal long that is not in use yet. i think i am going to put a bearded dragon in it. but i need it for mitch now.

[elevatethis]

You can save money and go with a walmart human heat pad that works just as well, is adjustable, and is over just plain better than the zoo-med brand heat pad.

But to answer your question, no, it won't melt your rubbermaid if u set it up properly.

[Smulkin]

I'm not sure how hot those get in comparison with the human heating pads, but I do know that while they were made to go flush with glass the HHP was designed to be safe for human contact. I'd be nervous putting that under tupperware (not so much for melting as overheating), and if I absolutely had to I'd be sure to buffer its contact with a couple (dry) washcloths or something similar.

[delsol1983]

do you think i can leave the contact paper on so i dont use the sticky part

[Brandon.O]

on mine it says to remove the contact paper, does yours say that ?

[delsol1983]

yeah it does but like i said i want to put it on oanother tank in a few weeks. i ordered an apcage. so i just need it on the ruber maid until it arives.

[Smulkin]

That stuff is hard to get off once on - whatever you stick it to make sure you want it there forever - and that voids the possibility of getting any kind of buffer between the pad and the surface - take some test temps first with the thing underneath to make sure it'll work before you peel off the dreaded contact paper muwhahahaha. Having seen one of those in action I wish we'd left the contact paper on - either way the heat once it is on will turn the adhesive all nice and gooey. Remember those were made to operate on tank bottom where there is usually ~1/2" vertical clearance between the glass and whatever the tank is sitting on as well so the heat can dissipate. I'm a big proponent of taking enclosure surface temps no matter what the substrate to make sure they belly heat isn't too high.

[MrsMacWin]

I have one of those under a 10 gallon tank for my gecko and it is not stuck to the bottom of the glass and keeps the warm side as warm as it needs to be.

[gozetec02]

I do the same as MrsMacWin. I have one of those under the sterilite i have Jojo in. The contact paper was removed long ago and the adhesive has long since worn out but its been working for years. Be sure to use a thermostat with that because the temps can get very high.

[Anonymous]

Actually, they aren't that hard to get off glass ... I accidently put mine upside down and had to remove it and re-stick.