UTH Questions

[arielgasca420]

Hi Grif, thanks for the reply. I'll ditch the cork bark on the side I plan on placing the UTH. I don't currently have a UTH in use at the moment.

Do you think having a UTH on the side opposite of the mister head cause any issues with the glass possibly cracking? I've heard stories that if the warm glass from the UTH is suddenly sprayed or gets wet that it will cause the glass to crack.

Thanks!

This may be true with bigger heat pads on glass, but yours sounds like a 5-10 gallon UTH. I always make sure the water is room temp before spraying.
If the glass is so hot that you cant touch it without burning yourself than I wouldnt have water sprayed on that side.

[GrifTheGreat]

This may be true with bigger heat pads on glass, but yours sounds like a 5-10 gallon UTH. I always make sure the water is room temp before spraying.
If the glass is so hot that you cant touch it without burning yourself than I wouldnt have water sprayed on that side.

Or that UTH shouldn't be used for frogs at all. If the glass is to hot to touch them the UTH is too powerful for your enclosure.

[TeeRiddle]

This may be true with bigger heat pads on glass, but yours sounds like a 5-10 gallon UTH. I always make sure the water is room temp before spraying.
If the glass is so hot that you cant touch it without burning yourself than I wouldnt have water sprayed on that side.

Hi arielgasca420! Yes, the UTH I plan on using is a Zoo Med ReptiTherm mini, which measures 4" x 5" in size and is 4 watts. I am pretty sure it wouldn't get that glass warm enough to burn. Just wanted to make sure I didn't crack that glass on the terrarium and wasn't sure how much heat it would take to do that. I feel pretty comfortable with it now after your responses.

Thanks for your time!

[GrifTheGreat]

You should be fine.