frig, good point sean. i didn't think about that. i do use aspen so it would be covered but yes... i would be creating a heat rock *duh*

to increase the ambient temp in the enclosure... as it's going to be large (6'x2'x2') we are going to use slate tiles on the back side with a UTH underneath them (positioned so it touches 4 tiles) which we'll only use in the winter to up the temps a little. it's going to be in the living room which is the warmest room of the house anyway, so we just want to make sure it doesn't 'chill' in the enclosure on him.

but i'll use heat tape on the UTH instead of the tile on the bottom. thanks for giving my brain a shake LOL