Ceramic heat emmiter with tub?

[Gpoop]

I live in NY and during the winter we keep our house at 62-68 degrees so I was wondering how do you use a ceramic emitter with a tub to get the ambient temps up or should I just use a tank instead?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Best option would be to use a second UTH and second thermostat with your tub

[Gpoop]

So set one uth at 92-95 and the other at 80-82?

[Stewart_Reptiles]

So set one uth at 92-95 and the other at 80-82?

Correct

[kitedemon]

that is about the only option with a tub be sure that your ambient air temps don't dip too far as well. They should not be cooler than 78ºF really you might be able to get away with 75 for a short time but not for the winter.

You might give thought to a fail safe t-stat for the primary as you are covering 100% of the bottom and a failure will be very bad as there is no escape from the heat. Tubs hold humidity well but are a pain to heat properly, limited options at least in cool rooms.

[Gpoop]

You know, I'm beginning to think a ball python will not be the right choice for me. Unless I move to Miami.

[cmack91]

if your that worried of the cold, just get a tank, theyre easier to use with a lamp type heat source in my experience, and you can still use the uth's.

or you can build an arm to sit behind the tub to adjust the height of a clamp on lamp, and replace part of the lid with some screen, something like this:

[cmack91]

and just note that although the suggestion above will help with ambient temps, you may run into a humidity problem

[Gpoop]

Oddly enough I never have humidity issues with my other reptiles.

[kitedemon]

temps over humidity, temps will cause issues quickly humidity has to be extreme ends for a while to cause problems and for the most part humidity can be solved with a humid hide.

Don't get frustrated. There is a learning curve, and there is no right and wrong just variations of working and not working.

Tubs work great if you can heat the space but not so great in cool rooms for some unknown reason to me many here recommend tubs to beginners when there are many posts about heating issues like yours.

I have not tried this 'fix' myself but it may work. I get the not wanting to buy more t-stats. You might try placing the tub in a cardboard box on its side bigger than the tub is but not too much that should keep some of the draft off. A human heating pad on low fixed to the back of the box at least 1 or 2 inches away from you tub should help to increase the ambient temps that circulate inside the cardboard box. Basically you are making a mini 'snake room' for your tub to stay in. Hopefully the heating pad will lift the room temp to the mid to high 70s and then the system should work for you. This isn't a get fix but it should work for now. That will buy you some time to plan some method that will work for your situation.