Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
I've used dimmer switches on UTH's for decades with no problems. I've had more Thermostats go bad on me than rheostats. I hate heat lamps for heat for ball pythons because they dry out the air so much so I definately recommend a UTH. I prefer using thermostats myself but as long as you check the temps regularily dimmer switches are a prefectly acceptable alternative.


Personally, I prefer the Ultratherm heat pads for use in a single cage application (IE: not a rack) the heat pad should cover around 1/4 to 1/3 of the bottom of the cage so that you have a gradient from warmer to cooler. Here is an example of the type of heat pad I prefer. http://www.reptilebasics.com/ultrath...ater-uth-6-x11
That was the kind I've been considering. From what I understand they don't heat well through the AP cages but I read they can be placed inside the tank so I'm considering that. I figure since the girl is so little she can stay in her tank for a bit longer. I can put Loki on one side if the divider, get the heat pad stable then move him back to his side then do the same for my girl then move her into the T8. Do they have any physical stores that sell them? I would prefer not to wait on shipping.