How to heat a tub

[HerpinCurt]

So I have my redtail in a sterlite and its kinda tall with the plastic lid. It has flexwatt with. A tstat on the warm side and it is at 90 degrees but the rest of the tub Is around 70. Should I use a flukers with IR bulb and cut a hole appropriately sized for it in the lid? My house stays cool and I can't put her in a normal room and I am worried about those low temps. The humidity is fine.

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[The Serpent Merchant]

Tubs are are to maintain ambient temperatures in. I am assuming that this is a stand alone tub and not in a rack.

Honestly the best thing to do is to get an oil filler heater and increase the temperature of the room right around the tub. using lamps with tubs is difficult but can be done.

[HerpinCurt]

Yeah its a standalone and im using aspen bedding. Will the aspen effect the overall heating? I will switch to a different substrate if it helps. Its not ever freezing cold in the house but its not really all that warm either. probably 65-70 most of the time but at night it gets a little chilly. I just want her to be warm.

[Trackstrong83]

Aspen won't affect the temp, maybe humidity a little, but not temp. My apartment stays pretty cold and I am using a stand alone sterilite tub myself. I just went to Walmart and bough a little space heater for like 15 bucks. You don't have to have it on constantly. it bumps up the ambient temps up very well.

[The Serpent Merchant]

The problem that you have is that all flexwatt does is heat the floor of the cage, and not the air in it. a secondary heat source will be required of your room is cold.

[kitedemon]

Tubs are very hard to hold temps with. Heating the room is the best option if you must use the tub. I would recommend looking at a pvc enclosure rather than the tub it will allow other options to be explored rather than resort to heating a room for a single tub.

[Trackstrong83]

I would recommend looking at a pvc enclosure rather than the tub it will allow other options to be explored rather than resort to heating a room for a single tub.

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I'm using a tub now so I can save up for an Animal Plastics PVC enclosure when my girl gets big enough. Well worth the money.