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Paper towels and UTH
- Thread starter Spirit
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stefmc24
officially addicted
hi spirit,
in my experience, my UTH (exo terra heat wave 8x8) ran just over 100 degrees directly on the glass. i ended up having to get a thermostat to keep the temps down to about 89 on the glass and 86 on top of the substrate (aspen).
and from what i gathered from my research, there is another brand out there (zoo med i believe) that sells two types, one that runs 90f and the other 100f.
hope this helped!
in my experience, my UTH (exo terra heat wave 8x8) ran just over 100 degrees directly on the glass. i ended up having to get a thermostat to keep the temps down to about 89 on the glass and 86 on top of the substrate (aspen).
and from what i gathered from my research, there is another brand out there (zoo med i believe) that sells two types, one that runs 90f and the other 100f.
hope this helped!
Spirit
New member
Stef: I'm more concerned about burning my snake than ruining the paper towels. :laugh: He's using the small one also (8x8', 8 watts) so I'll have to test it properly. My thermometer isn't digital (sorry CAV, no buttons) so hopefully I can find that good digital one I've been looking for.
But what about the large 25 watt ones? Do they get hotter (logic tells me yes)?
Thanks, guys.
But what about the large 25 watt ones? Do they get hotter (logic tells me yes)?
Thanks, guys.
CAV
Dazed and Cornfused
Do you have any stores like Radio ShacK? That is where I got mine (link).
Spirit
New member
Woah, what happened to inexpensive? And that one doesn't appear to have a hydrometer either (or is it hydrodex?). AND it's in USD which means it's around $62 here.
Wow... thanks CAV, but I'll pass on that one. We do have a radio shack here though but the canadian website doesnt' seem to have much. I'll head on in later this week and see what the store has.
Right now though I'm kind of hoping someone will theirs for me.
But back to my original post. How high is the risk of a burn, on paper towels or direct contact?
Wow... thanks CAV, but I'll pass on that one. We do have a radio shack here though but the canadian website doesnt' seem to have much. I'll head on in later this week and see what the store has.
Right now though I'm kind of hoping someone will theirs for me.
But back to my original post. How high is the risk of a burn, on paper towels or direct contact?
stefmc24
officially addicted
yeah, i'm dumb (reading IS fundamental)...i went back and edited so i actually made a little sense. i guess you were too quick and caught me before i finished.
and....
the advice i was given is that the glass temp should not go above 90f. anything higher than this does pose a burn risk to the snake. so i would think if you could find one that operates at 90, you'd be fine. otherwise you might have to get a thermostat to be sure it doesn't get too hot.
i guess you were too quick and caught me before i finished.and....
the advice i was given is that the glass temp should not go above 90f. anything higher than this does pose a burn risk to the snake. so i would think if you could find one that operates at 90, you'd be fine. otherwise you might have to get a thermostat to be sure it doesn't get too hot.
