PSA: use a thermostat

[Ernie Mccracken]

So I plugged it in one of those little UTH's sold at every pet store. Need to quarantine a new hatchling and I figured it probably would get mildly warm, at best.



On top of the substrate


A little toasty:

[Sauzo]

All UTH get pretty freakin hot lol. I think the only one that is supposed to not are Ultratherms but i still wouldnt trust any heat source to run with a t-stat.

And yeah, that is just a slight bit warm lol.

[Zincubus]

Excellent thread / post !!

Maybe it should be a 'sticky' thread to show newbies the danger of not using a thermostat..


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[Craiga 01453]

Excellent thread / post !!

Maybe it should be a 'sticky' thread to show newbies the danger of not using a thermostat..


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Agreed.

[SDA]

This is the exact kind of thing some people need to get the point across. I have seen too many write ups lately by people upset their cage got scorched because of the "defective" RHP, ceramic emitter, or UTH only to be told that putting a heating element on a cage without a way to regulate the heat is dangerous.

On a side note, ultratherms still can get dangerously hot and need a thermostat

[PitOnTheProwl]

We have been preaching it for years but the people at the pet store told them they didnt need it and they know more than us........

[Craiga 01453]

We have been preaching it for years but the people at the pet store told them they didnt need it and they know more than us........

Sad, but true

[Alter-Echo]

Well, the snakes need somewhere to cook their bacon....

[Ax01]

So I plugged it in one of those little UTH's sold at every pet store. Need to quarantine a new hatchling and I figured it probably would get mildly warm, at best.

i thought u were an experienced old timey herper; temps like that shouldn't come as a surprise in a unregualated heatsource. i remember my friend AKA Dave did this experiment back when we were noobs and made as PSA as well: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...amn-that-s-hot!

anyways! whatcha getting in the QT enclosure? i'm looking forward to pix!

We have been preaching it for years but the people at the pet store told them they didnt need it and they know more than us........

yep, i don't understand this. alot of them don't sell t-stats even tho the big brands like Zilla and Zoomed have t-stats and rheostats. most work on a dial and aren't as fancy or accurate as VE's or Herpstat's but it's better than 105/150degree temps. Exo-Terra even came to market last year w/ nice digital t-stats and i don't see these in stores either. they can encourage better care for their animals and still making money selling these products. it boggles my mind why they don't do this.