Sterelite Tub heating.

[bigjoe5434]

Hi there I have a 19gal Sterelite tub I have been using to house my young White Tiger Retic male. I have been using a heat lamp a safe distance as to not melt the tub and still provide heat. However I'm upgrading for my quickly growing slithering friend to a 4'x2'x15" Reptile Basics pvc cage. I have a Vivarium thermostat and Reptile Basics 80watt radiant heat panel. 2 new hides and new waterbowl. So he is gonna be a happy camper and I feel I'll have a better control over temps for him.

With all that said this new cage should last a year at the minimum, but I have considered adding another snake. The tub I have setup, I'm curious being a 19gal sterelite tub, think it would be possible to mount a 28watt radiant heat pannel to the top using 1/4 wood as a place to mount the radiant heat panel to the lid without touching the lid and melting it?