I've got our new BP in a 20 long and I'm having a hell of a time controlling the humidity with a heat lamp so I am setting up a separate 20 gallon on it's side, insulated and with thick plexiglass attached to the front (what was the top) with a sliding door and a double lock. I wish I'd seen this thread sooner, I did not place the probe between the glass and the UTH, but I have also gone in a bit of a different direction using a low powered UTH and getting a piece of glass cut to the size of the heater, placing the whole thing inside the tank as a did on my BRB Vivarium two years ago. I have no easy way to attach the probe on top of the glass nor between the glass and heater since it would require tape and I know it's a no no to put tape inside the tank. I also realize it's unconventional to put the UTH inside the tank. I spoke with Zoo Med about this a few years ago and they cautioned against heat encapsulation, which can cause burns/fires. they did mention that their smallest UTH is the least likely to cause issues inside the tank. for my BRB, i heavily insulated the enclosure and put an LED grow light and the UTH inside on a thick piece of glass to dissipate the heat and it was plenty to heat the whole enclosure, so that's the direction I'm going with this one. In this case, I'm getting it all dialed in before moving the BP from the tank with the heat lamp. heat lamps just seem so energy consumptive and drying and generally not a good match for a BP. looking forward to be done with the tedious phase.
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