Can I put an UNREGULATED heat pad inside my wooden enclosure?

[VaranidLover]

Hey guys

well I am building a new enclosure for my sav and was wondering if I could put a 50 - 60 gallon UTH inside his new wooden enclosure?

I need it to raise the basking spot to 120 - 140F

But im not sure its safe to put it in a wooden terrarium unregulated.

I would ofcourse be putting flagstone on top of it so the lizard cant come in contact with it.


I just want to know if im going to start a fire

Keep in mind im using plywood... so im not sure if it will burn at 120F

I do know that plenty of people build wooden enclosures for thier lizards and need to obtain a basking spot of 120 - 140 and they never have any fire problems.

What do you guys think?

Is this sfae to do?

[marvelfreak]

I would make sure to leave a little breathing space between the UTH and flagstone, so the heat mat doesn't over heat and you should be find.

[VaranidLover]

I would make sure to leave a little breathing space between the UTH and flagstone, so the heat mat doesn't over heat and you should be find.

will do!

thanks :D

[Lankyrob]

I use mercury vapour bulbs to get the super hot basking point for my lizards

[Freebody]

go to home depot and just buy a heat lamp, i use a 200 watt infared heat lamp, i buy them for $12 here. it gets my cage to 120d easy, i use a home made reostat to dial it to 120 or it will go hotter than i want right now. this is how i build them. How to make your own Rheostat for less than $7! Detailed instructions. - CornSnakes.com Forums (http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19168) easy cheep and safe, but its not as good as a thermostat of course which is what i will be replacing these to get later this year, but for now it will work good for you so you dont have to have anything ungerulated, which is always a bad idea :) GL