Quote Originally Posted by DavisonReptileCo View Post
I have seen a snake burn from a UTH. Could this only be because of a malfunction in the UTH? Someone I met had had a ball in a glass 20 long for years with a UTH and heat lamp and they pulled their snake out one day and noticed a burn on the belly. The snake was fine, but I don't want that happening to me.
He may have not been controlling the uth! Sometimes the uth or the thermostat fails and they do get burned! Just check up on them everyday and you may avoid this! I always have a dimmer on with the thermostat so if it does fail then it can only get as hot as the dimmer lets it so at least it will not be going full on!