Quote Originally Posted by BPGator View Post
An RHP is a radiant heat panel. It can get much hotter than a UTH (about 160F). It typically mounts to the top of the enclosure. It works by radiating heat; objects in the enclosure (hides, substrate, the animal, etc) absorb the heat. This is the way the sun's heat warms the planet. A UTH works by conducting heat - physical contact is made and the heat from the UTH is transferred to the animal.

And just for completeness, the third type of heat transfer is convection. This is seen a lot in incubators. Heat tape is used as a heat source. Air is blown across the surface of the heat tape with a fan and the heat is transferred to the air thereby raising the air temperature of the incubator.


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Interesting. So if/when my ambients get too low, would you recommend ditching my 2nd UTH and getting a RHP for the top of my PVC enclosure? Does it cover the entire length of the enclosure or just one side?