Since this post is about housing in a wood enclosure I will ask here. Can you use a UTH on wood?
I personally wouldn't...wood is a great insulator...heat doesn't travel thru it & into the cage very well, plus it dries out the wood over time, making it a potential hazard.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer(1902 - 1983)
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