I've got Ecto-Therms, Flexwatt and the brand made in Scotland (? ) all on plastic tubs. Some are taped and some are using the adhesive of the UTH (or both). I've got 3 on dimmers--which work, but need manual adjusting when the days are still 65dF and the nights are low 40's. When our days/nights stabilize, I haven't had to change the dimmer as often. The others are w/the Johnsons t-stats.


Put little feet on the tubs in order to get them off the surface of your table/shelf and use some sort of heat control. You won't have any problems with the UTH on plastic.

For a baby ball, a 31 qt. would be more than a good sized container. Just make sure he's got two identical, VERY snug hides, a water bowl and the right temp gradient (82-84 cool, 92-94 hot).

Welcome to the hobby!




RuLyn