Heat Tape?

[AdamF]

I run fully controlled better than most. Exact temp control over ambient warm and cool accurately too. I actually own an accurate thermometer. Your advise if I had a unregulated UTH (I don't) is to turn off the heat. Good thinking. Apparently you don't know that UTHs Flexwatt are available in different wattages. I guess you never heard of LOW density carbon elements...

So AdamF what exactly are the temps of the OPs enclosure? What UTH do they have? What are the ambient room temps? Before you offer advise that could kill the OPs snake don't you think you should KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS??? NO, just give advise without having any facts and who cares if it kills their snake it isn't yours right? Great advise there. The EXACT SAME advise that gave the snake RI so badly it is blowing blood bubbles.

So about a month ago did you tell someone that they should unplug a UTH that had no T-stat that wasn't getting hot enough? Well if you did it was great advise, the snake is on deaths door, good going.

The op has not mentioned the temps the ambients or anything at all, and yet you still suggest to kill all the heat even if the heat may not be that hot (the max temp on the 17" flexwatt low density is 88º in a room that is 80ºF)

Offering advise with out having the information needed is IRRESPONSIBLE. It is DIRECTLY responsible for the snake in my care with sever RI bad advise from a form. The EXACT advise you have just gave. Try not to kill other peoples snakes with your poor advise.

Kindly re-read my (and your!) posts. I advised ONLY that any UTH source should be regulated, period. Also, the OP said he couldn't use a tank, and had to sue plastic tub. In addition, a hot spot of "100 or so", can still lead to RI for snake in a room with 60 degree ambient temp. What temp is the cool side? A UTH warms only a spot. The advice from any on this forum would be:

To properly care for a BP they require a warm spot of 88-92 and a cool spot 78-80. However you achieve this without fire risk is up to you.

Can a BP manage at a low of 76 from time to time, or a hot spot of 93-94? Of course they can, but nobody here will endorse a 100 degree unregulated UTH in a room with 60 degree ambient. FYI I have experience with UTH, Flexwatt and over head heating. Even low wattage FW can start a fire if unregulated.

I wrote "an unregulated heat source is high risk" So did another who responded. The only way to eliminate that risk is to unplug it. Frankly, without knowing the ambient temps, and humidity, the whole situation is bad. For the last time, an unregulated heat source, especially under plastic tubs, is ill advised and dangerous, EVEN IF THE SNAKE CAN GET SICK.