Quote Originally Posted by sweatyballs
yeah i just read another thread. so im thinking about doing 3 small tubs and three big ones. so i can get 2 more babies and have a place for em all for when they grow up. i have a cheap book shelf i think i could use.

? about the flexwatt stuff an t-stat. where do i get them? i have a uth on my glass tank. would this not work for a tub?

and ? about the tubs themselves... obviously they need holes drilled in for ventilation but how many, what size holes. and the tops of the tubs. can they just be snug on the top with the bottom of a rack on the book shelf?
You can use a UTH on a tub, but you still need a t-stat to control it. If you're going to put three small tubs on one shelf...you can lay down a single strip of flexwatt along the shelf, then slide the tubs in that that one end is over the flexwatt.....make sense? (Not sure if your shelf/tubs will accomodate that sort of setup, but it's worth a little creative thinking to figure out)

You can get flexwatt and t-stats both from reptilebasics.com.

The size and number of holes depends entirely on your own situation. Most folks have to play with 'em a bit to get the right balance of air flow and humidity control. Melting them in with a standard soldering iron gives you a perfect sized hole.

And lastly, if the tubs fit snugly on the shelf with no more than a 1/8" gap, then they don't need a lid. Just make sure the snake can't wedge his face into the gap and push the tub to increase the gap size.