Quote Originally Posted by Inknsteel View Post
Another thing to check would be the wattage rating on the light fixtures. Are you using a bulb that's a higher wattage than your light fixture is rated for?

As for the UTH, as Aaron said, they can get VERY hot if not being regulated by a thermostat or at least a dimmer. We're talking up to 140*F hot... You need to have something regulating the heat from those UTHs or they can literally slow-cook your snake.
Haha. I'm sure you're not trying to be mean, but I'm not THAT dumb! Haha. They're all 160W MAX light fixtures with 100W bulbs in them

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Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post

The problem with zoo-med products is that they advertise their products as if they didn't need a thermostat to regulate them... this is not the case. Zoo-Med UTH's will get up to 130+ within a week of being plugged in. They call it a "malfunction" because if they didn't they would have to admit that their product needed a thermostat to control it.
Gotcha. That makes sense! So do you recommend a different company for UTHs then?