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if using a human heating pad to heat a rubbermaid - can I just sit the rubbermaid on the heating pad which is directly on a stand or does there need to be some airflow under the heating pad?
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If the heat pad has one of those Clothe covers you can rest it on the heat pad BUT the heat distributes more evenly with even a slight gap.
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LOL. I want to build a quarantine rubbermaid for future purchases. And when my BP (or any other snakes I get) are bigger, I'll use it to sit them in while I clean his/their cages.
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The rubbermaid that my BP is going to go in is in my room is like 60 degrees so i have to use a human heat pad, reptile heat pad, and overhead heat lamp. I recomend tapeing a towel to at least one two sides of the rubbermaid for heat retention.
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Wow! Now that's some heat. LOL

The room stays at 72 degrees.
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