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This is informative for all of us, especially newbies.

This is a brand new ReptiTherm UTH, plugged in for a few hours and allowed to reach maximum temp. That's almost 110 degrees! That's A LOT higher then anything close to what you want.

This is end-all proof that you need to use a thermostat or rheostat on any UTH. Don't trust the labels, people!! These things get HOT!

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I agree. I tried the same experiment with heat tape and it went to almost 130f!

Now, just for the sake of argument...what does the surface temp get to when using various substrates. We all know that dry sand is the worst conductor of heat. Obviously a rheostat or thermostat would be a very good idea, but the product is designed to raise the terarium temp by 10 degrees in a naturalistic set up.

Just curious,
Uriah and Tina Walker
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Thanks, and I hope you don't mind if I link to this on another forum here on Kingsnake, because there's someone that really needs a lesson