Quote Originally Posted by ocean girl View Post
Wondering if anyone has tried putting thin foam board on the inside of the bottom, of a glass tank, to help with keeping heat in. We did the 3 sides, inside the tank and outside the tank, and it only helped a little, so now I'm thinking of doing the bottom on the inside.
Will the UTH burn the foam. The foam is from home depot. I have some thick paper grocery bags over the heat pad right now to try and keep it from getting to hot, I tried a flat rock but that just got as hot as the heat pad.
also, has anyone tried getting a peice of plexi glass and putting it on the inside of the front of the tank, to keep heat in, I guess I would only put it along the front since the foam is on the other 3 sides.
Thanks

So the foam is acting as insulation? Heat escapes upward, so if you have a screen top, covering the majority of that will be the best way to keep heat/humidity in. The old tried and true under the tank heater with a thermostat to regulate temperature with some substrate like aspen works fine for heating the snake. I doubt you'd need any kind of insulation. I've used a piece of acrylic over the screen to help keep humidity in the tank, but eventually discovered that tubs are really the best way to go for the general husbandry.

Good luck!
Jim