Yes that is WAAAYYY too hot! If it can char paper, think of what it will do to your snake! I would not plug that thing in again without a rheostat. It could catch something on fire and burn or kill your snake!



That is one reason I dont use UTH's. You cant regulate the temps unless you hook it up to a rheostat. I wont buy UTH's because they are so darn expensive, and then you have to buy or rig up a rheostat to make it safe.



I use a human heat pad that has a 3 setting switch built into it already. About half as expensive as a UTH and alot less hassle with it when it is time to clean out cages!! Plus, you can put 2 tanks end to end on one heat pad!!! Heat 2 cages for the price of one pad?? Cant beat that!!



Might want to take the UTH back and get your money returned, and then go and get you a decent human heat pad. I pick mine up in Wal-Mart for around $10!

Good luck and happy herping.

Brian
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Good luck and Happy Herping

Brian

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• Heat pad too hot? - Brian Roche, Tue Dec 9 08:41:20 2003
• RE: Heat pad too hot? - Hotshot, Tue Dec 9 09:52:50 2003
• Also, you might want to double check your snake for burns..... N/P - Hotshot, Tue Dec 9 09:54:14 2003
• perfect advice! Good job n/p - Jeff Schofield, Tue Dec 9 10:52:47 2003
• Thanks! N/P - Hotshot, Tue Dec 9 17:18:10 2003
• RE: Heat pad too hot? - Brian Roche, Tue Dec 9 13:56:23 2003
• How does one hook up a human -msg - koashmar, Tue Dec 9 15:51:18 2003
• RE: How does one hook up a human -msg - Hotshot, Tue Dec 9 17:11:36 2003
• Any other methods? -msg - koashmar, Wed Dec 10 08:41:21 2003
• RE: Any other methods? -msg - Hotshot, Wed Dec 10 10:49:19 2003
• RE: Heat pad too hot? - MartinWhalin1, Thu Dec 11 00:53:27 2003