Newb ? about UTH

[.:LRG:.VinTaGe1947]

I was wondering if anyone has been scared that their substrate would catch on fire using a UTH? Or how to help keep it cool so that it cant?
thanks for the help

[AndrewGeibel]

You need to put your UTH on a thermostat or at least a rheostat. If you do this then there is no risk of a fire or severe burns to your snakes.

[Wh00h0069]

The UTH should never be in direct contact with the substrate, so no it could never catch on fire. The UTH should be under the tank/tub. The substrate should be inside the enclosure. Hope this helps.

[Argentra]

Those warning labels on UTHs are so outdated and don't include some of the most important facts! Sigh.

- the UTH Must be controlled by a thermostat or rheostat as said. If plugged right into the wall they can reach up to 120 degrees.

- Substrate should never be so thick that the bottom is more than 3-4 degrees warmer than the surface.

The substrate would only catch fire if there was a spark from an uncontrolled UTH inside the enclosure. Since both of these things are what you should NEVER do with a heat source...fires are highly unlikely.

[.:LRG:.VinTaGe1947]

Okay thank you for the help
I was just a little scared that it would get to hot.