Hello all,

First post on these forums, I'm a regular over on the Repashy forums under the same username.

I was wondering if anyone had any solutions for paper towels burning in the cages? I'm using 20-30gallon sterilite bins for our two new BPs both of which have Zoo med 8watt under tank heaters. Zoo med does say not to use the heat pads on plastic (so does Exo Terra) but I have personally used Exo Terra heat pads with many of our Nephrurus amyae setups without a problem.

The issue I'm having is that temps seem to be 76-78F cool side, 77-81F warm side, 90F basking which is a little cooler then I would like. The two heat pads are hooked up to a rheostat and are set between medium and high.

The issue is, when I tempgun the pad itself on the outside of the cage its hitting 165F or so and the paper towels on the inside are browning after 5 days. I'm afraid that this is going to cause a fire and after doing a bit of research I've found that zoo med heat pads run hotter then some others.

Any tips or pointers would be much appreciated.