Quote Originally Posted by svtvenom View Post
Whats the best UTH I can get that comes with a thermostat? I will order a plastic hide when I can. Also sometimes when I hold him, his scales will kind of catch on to my clothes or I can feel them on my skin almost as if they are being pulled up, is that normal?
You order them separately. As for a t-stat, my vote goes to Herpstats by Spyder Robotics. I have used them for years and never had a problem. Even my 5 years old Herpstat 1 worked fine when i sold it when i upgraded to 2 Herpstat 6.

As for a UTH, go with any of the non stick heat tapes, like Flexwatt or THG. You can also get pre wired stuff like Flukers or Ultratherm. Any of them will work well. For Flexwatt and THG, i say go through Reptile Basics as Rich will wire it for you if you buy the wire kit. For Ultratherm, i say go with Bean Farm. I live by them and go out there a lot to pick up stuff and they are awesome to deal with. They wont wire Flexwatt though as Doug isnt a certified electrician and that opens liability issues but you can wire it yourself with a pair of channel locks.

As for the scales 'lifting' when you hold him, he might be a bit dry. Try misting the substrate and keeping his humidity at minimum 65%. That happens to my boas if i space out and let their cages dry out in the winter. And yes, you can mist aspen and it wont mold.