Now before anyone says anything, I understand a ReptiBreeze is not ideal for a BP. I got my hands on a Medium (16x16x30) for free.
I currently have a little 63 gram BP currently sitting in a 5 gallon with a UTH, Eco Earth, a very sizable hide and a good size water dish. Before I move him up to a regular tank and spend money on a glass tank, I was wondering if anyone had experience trying to get this to work or not.
Here's my idea. Heating lamps from above will not work because they can't heat up the bottom enough. So, one thought is that I put a UTH on the bottom of the bottom plate (I believe to be PVC) but I would also like to get a ReptiBreeze substrate bottom tray so that I can put eco earth in as well. Would the heat be able to penetrate the plastic substrate tray?
The second idea is that I drill a hole into the bottom PVC tile and run a Ultratherm heat mat into the tank and just put it near the top of the substrate tray.
Thoughts?