What is the best heat mat?

[Pythongloves]

Hey guys, I decided that I will grab a heat mat instead of these humidity killing lamps in my BP tank. What is the best brand/size for a 20g long tank?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

http://www.reptilebasics.com/ultrath...ater-uth-6-x11

[RetiredJedi]

http://www.reptilebasics.com/ultrath...ater-uth-6-x11

agree

[Pythongloves]

Thank you so much guys it says in most cases it doesnt need a T-stat should i get one just to be safe?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

You will need a T-Stat to achieve proper temps and avoid over heating regardless of the UTH brand, those can and will reach 115/120 degrees (I know what the manufacturer says however in a hot room they can get hot)

[Pythongloves]

Okay i will go grab one tonight, thank you so much Deborah.

[VooDooDoc]

Yes definitely a thermostat and be careful attaching the probe. My snake decided to remove the thermostat probe from the UTH last night and when I noticed it this morning the damn thing was almost 150 degrees. At least he was smart enough not to lay on it. I need to do something different for the probe, maybe just need to remove the glue and re-glue it from time to time. That stuff gets brittle after 8 months of being heated to 95 degrees constantly.

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Forgot to mention that this UTH won't help your ambient temps so if the room is not 80+ your gonna need to do something about that.