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Can u put a heating pad on a large rubber made??
I disagree....I use and have been using human heating pads to heat my snake's enclosures for the past several years now. I leave all of mine on 24/7 and I have never hooked one up to a thermo/rheostat of any kind, I just set them on 'low' and thats it. In fact, I have one heating pad that my mother purchased 6 years ago which still works perfect today. The human heating pads never get nearly as hot as the pet store variety from what I've seen. As long as you allow a small gap of space between the pad and the enclosure, you need not worry about excessive temperatures.JTrott said:Are you talking about a human heating pad? If so, I would not recommend it...they are not designed to stay on 24/7....they will go out on you, and you may not ever know when...take it from experience... If you are talking about one of the sticky aquarium heat pads, I would say yes you can....as long as you have a thermostat or rheostat controlling the heat that comes out of it...I have seen one get up to 140 degrees plugged straight into the wall. It might not melt the plastic, but it sure will become pliable, and possibly sticky at that temperature.
Jason
I disagree. I've been using heat mats on rubbermaid and sterilite bins for the past 3 years, and many breeders use the smaller bins in their rack systems. The plastic does not melt easily.nine livez said:dont do it! it will melt the containet over time. rubbermaid containers are soft and melt easy.
Those are the ones I use. I've personally measured these type of heat mats at over 130 degrees F, I keep them hooked up to either a thermostat or a rheostat. Like I said earlier......if it's hot enough to melt plastic it WILL kill your snake. Normal snake temperatures will not melt the plastic. Just keep it regulated as was said earlier in this thread.somberloathing said:i have the sticky ones u plugged into the wall.would that melt a rubbermaid?