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plexiglass
- Thread starter Aaron1994
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niki_g
Type A Personality
I think the melting point for plexiglass is 140-160 degrees C, somewhere in that range. I've heard of UTHs getting up to 110 degrees, but never that high. I wouldn't say that it couldn't happen though. Overall, I wouldn't think of it as too much of a concern if you have a decent UTH, you keep an eye on it with a thermostat and thermometer, and provide proper air flow.
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
A Corn's safe maximum is 90 - anything over that could harm or kill it (in extreme circumstances), so you'll always be keeping your UTH below that temperature with a dimmer or thermostat. So no, in that situation a UTH will never get hot enough to melt plexiglass.
If it got hot enough to melt plexiglass, your Corn would be deceased a long time before that happened.
One thing I'd say is that I've had a viv with plexiglass doors, and they can get scratched and go cloudy over time from normal day-to-day use. Whilst being more flexible and easier to shape and handle than glass, the surface of plexiglass is much more fragile and easily damaged.
If it got hot enough to melt plexiglass, your Corn would be deceased a long time before that happened.
One thing I'd say is that I've had a viv with plexiglass doors, and they can get scratched and go cloudy over time from normal day-to-day use. Whilst being more flexible and easier to shape and handle than glass, the surface of plexiglass is much more fragile and easily damaged.