Thoughts about UTH when away

[jagodzinski]

Has anyone ever gone away for a long-ish time in the SUMMER where it gets very hot (about 10 days)? What do you do about your UTH? Do you just feed in advance, allow them to digest before you go and then unplug it? Is that safe for 10 days? (Assuming everything else you have already covered, like water changes, air conditioning, etc.)

 

[Nanci]

When I leave the house for more than one night, I shut off my reptile heat, whether it be UTHs or cable or flex watt in racks. I feed accordingly, so they have digested for a minimum of three days before I leave. UTHs and racks are known risks for fire, and by unplugging them, you insure that at least that won't happen while you are gone.

I have some remote monitoring at my house- rack temps, incubator temps, remote smoke detectors that will alert me if anything is wrong. A video camera. At least I can feel like I know what the conditions in the house are, and that my house is still safe. (I've had a tornado and a house fire, and have had a couple wildfires come close, so I'm nervous any time I'm not home.)

 

[Karl_Mcknight]

I personally have never had any trouble with a Heat pad. I pretty much set it and forget it. I tweak them a degree or two between summer and winter but otherwise leave them alone.