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Heating Plastic Tubs

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In preparation for the 08 hatchlings... Are all plastic tubs safe to use heat mats under? Or the ones that say microwavable? Rather than a rack I'm going to have a 6" x 48" mat and have all the hatchling tubs beside each other on it... So not sure if the plastic would get affected by the heat?
 
Keep in mind that you're only heating them up to 85* give or take a few. If the tubs can survive a round in the dishwasher (the water in mine tops 125*) then the heat mat will probably be okay.
 
Ditto, they won't be heated very hot (and if they are you have larger problems!!) - as Merlin said, only 85 tops. That's just a warm day outside and those plastic bins aren't going to melt on a warm day. So you'll be fine.
 
I started my hatchlings in those microwave containers you get chinese takeaway in (Wilkinson's sell them in packs of 5)
 
Its fine .. main problem is they are a humidity trap... all the time i was using one i could not get the humitiy down any lower that 86%.
 
I have a bunch of hatchlings in sandwich size tupperware right now. To solve the humidity problem, they basically have more holes in them than not. lol I would try to make holes large, but not bigger than 1 mm. So far this is working for me.
 
Try cutting a hole in the side of the container with a razor knife. Say 12 x 30 mm. Get some of the fiber glass window screen, you can cut it with sizzors, and cut a piece to cover the hole. You can glue it to the container with hotmelt glue. If you do one on each end of the container you will get good ventelation and have no humidity problems.

I have found this to work better than drilling thousands of holes.
 
I am building a rack right now and have questions about using heating pads for each shelf. If I want to sit the bin on the bad is it okay to put it sticky side down and then sit the bin on top of the back side. I know that sounds like a stupid question, but that is sorta reversed from the way you are suppose to use them...
 
hartsock said:
I am building a rack right now and have questions about using heating pads for each shelf. If I want to sit the bin on the bad is it okay to put it sticky side down and then sit the bin on top of the back side. I know that sounds like a stupid question, but that is sorta reversed from the way you are suppose to use them...
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Shouldn't be a problem.
 
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