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Hey everyone, quick question for you...

I have always used human heating pads for heating a lot of stand-alone cages for colubrids. However, I am getting 2 baby boas soon and I will bee keeping them in Rubbermaid containers until they outgrow them. The Rubbermaids won't be in a rack system. My question is, what is everybody using to heat their Rubbermaids these days? Human heating pads on a thermostat? Brand name UTHs? I'd appreciate any feedback on brands if you have a favorite(s).

Thanks in advance!

I use the human neating pads for boids as well. There cheap and reliable. I have some 10yrs old juat throw it on the first setting under the tub and feel to see how hot it is. If its comfprtablly warm your in buisness if its to cool knock it up a setting. Comfortabally warm to use is 90 degrees or so to them laying on it. I only breifly have used the zoo med and a couple other brand name heating pads and personally think they are junk. They dont last long they over heat etc. Hope this helps jason

>>Hey everyone, quick question for you...
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>>I have always used human heating pads for heating a lot of stand-alone cages for colubrids. However, I am getting 2 baby boas soon and I will bee keeping them in Rubbermaid containers until they outgrow them. The Rubbermaids won't be in a rack system. My question is, what is everybody using to heat their Rubbermaids these days? Human heating pads on a thermostat? Brand name UTHs? I'd appreciate any feedback on brands if you have a favorite(s).
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>>Thanks in advance!
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Thanks a bunch for the reply, Jason. You're right, the low setting was always sufficient for my colubrids. I guess I'm wondering whether or not human heating pads can be run through a thermostat? I'm no electrician, for sure... I know that boids are more sensitive to temperature fluctuations than most colubrids are, so I'm curious whether something that already has a 3-setting switch like a human pad can be put on a thermostat. If it is safe to do so, do you turn the switch on all the way?

Thanks again guys.

I do the same thing. I have a heating pad set on low to heat the rubbermaid. It works fine untill I can afford me onna those boaphile cages I actually feel just as safe as if it were a UTH for reptiles under there. At least the human heating pad has a rheostat (sp?) that works fine.
Erik

i use human a heating pad on a rubbermaid, for my carpet python.
i have it run into the same Ranco thermostat that runs my boaphile cage, and set on 1 (low) the human heating pad on the thermostat being run by the probe in my boaphile set on a 90 degree hot spot heats the rubbermaid perfectly.

if that makes sense. but the answer is: yes, it's perfectly okay to run a human heating pad on a thermostat, and unless your room is colder (below 75?) all you need is the Low setting on the pad.

but, get a temp gun! and use max/min digital thermometers! and work with it a little until you work it out. it took me a few tries with a few different settings, but i made it work. i'm sure you can too.

good luck

bc

i use human a heating pad on a rubbermaid, for my carpet python.
i have it run into the same Ranco thermostat that runs my boaphile cage, and set on 1 (low) the human heating pad on the thermostat being run by the probe in my boaphile set on a 90 degree hot spot heats the rubbermaid perfectly.

if that makes sense. but the answer is: yes, it's perfectly okay to run a human heating pad on a thermostat, and unless your room is colder (below 75?) all you need is the Low setting on the pad.

but, get a temp gun! and use max/min digital thermometers! and work with it a little until you work it out. it took me a few tries with a few different settings, but i made it work. i'm sure you can too.

good luck

bc

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