RHP Question

[Evenstar]

It is a given that any heat source must be regulated. I have never seen a RHP in action, so I have no idea of their actual output. My question is will a RHP be able to give an adequate hot spot inside a hide without overheating the enclosure? Or will a UTH probably be necessary?

If your room temp is only 60 I think that you'll need a UTH as well. The RHP will create a hotspot just fine for you, but I don't think it would raise the ambient temps from 60 up to 78-80ish. An RHP is my GTP's only heat source, but again, my room temp is already about 72-74 so it only has to raise the cage's ambient temps by 4-6 degrees - not 20. You might think about bumping up your room temps if it's possible.....

RHP's do not raise the ambient temps a whole lot. They work similar to how heat tape or a heat pad would increase ambient temps. So as long as you get a powerful enough RHP and regulate it with a t-stat you should be good. I use and recommend Helix RHP's.

Yes, Helix are very good, and I use and recommend the ones from Reptile Basics. Rich is great to talk to about stuff like this too - he was a BIG help to me.