just got a new bp

[rocky88]

hi i just got a new ball python and im seting up her plastic tub and i know you are supposed to just tape the uth so if you need to use it again but when i tape it do i put the non sticky side onto the bottom of the tub and then tape it or do i put the stickie side on the bottom and just leave the paper that comes stuck to the stickie side on the uth. that might have sounded kinda confusing. i would appreciate help please and if it was hard to understand that last part let me know and ill try to clarify it a bit. please!!!!! and thank you

[llovelace]

take the sticky paper off and stick it to wax paper, now it's re-usable

[DutchHerp]

tape it so that the non-sticky side is at the bottom; i.e., do it the exact same way as if you were putting the UTH on the bottom like they say you should but then use your own tape, not the sticky side that comes with it.

[rocky88]

oh ok i understand now thank you guys very much!!!!!

[rocky88]

sorry one last question. i should just put the uth on the warm side right. then once the heat gets into the tub it will distribute? i got a 64qt tub and a uth that is 12"x8" 30- 40gallon

[Buttons]

take the sticky paper off and stick it to wax paper, now it's re-usable

Thanks, never thought to do that!

[DutchHerp]

Eh... 64 qt..?

Adult BPs can live in 32qt tubs; 64 is likely to be WAY to big.

Temps and humidity will be hard to control in that tub... do you and your snake a favor and return the pad and tub. Go get a 15qt or something (if she's a younger one) and a 32qt if she's a little older. Then buy a pad that will cover about 1/3 of the floor in that tub.