Zoo Med RH-6 Repti Therm Under Tank Heater 8 x 18in for 50 Gallon Tank
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- 18″ L x 8″ W – 50 to 60 gallon terrarium size.
- CAUTION: Do not use the Repti Therm U.T.H. heater on plastic or wood terrariums. Provide adequate ventilation below pad to prevent overheating.
- Warranty: Zoo Med guarantees the materials and workmanship of the Repti Therm U.T.H. for a period of 1 year from date of purchase.
Product Description
What kinds of animals can I use Under Tank Heaters with? Great for use with temperate, terrestrial reptiles such as: king snakes corn snakes gopher snakes rat snakes many geckos some amphibians small skinks small nocturnal lizards etc… Use as a secondary/night time heat source for tropical and desert reptiles such as: boas pythons bearded dragons iguanas turtles tortoises monitors etc… Heaters range from 4 to 24 watts and cost almost nothing to operate! U.L./C.U.L. approved for safety! Solid state nichrome heating element! Permanently adheres to your terrarium, forming a solid bond for better heat transfer! Comes complete with 8 page instruction booklet and rubber terrarium feet. Quality! Quality! Quality!
Zoo Med RH-6 Repti Therm Under Tank Heater 8 x 18in for 50 Gallon Tank
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This is an excellent undertank heater at a reasonable price. It allows the option of placement on the bottom or the side of the tank. Ours is installed on the bottom and we’ve had no problems of overheating the tank stand or any problems whatsoever.
I would highly recommend this item.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was hesitant to buy this item because I have purchased ZOO-MED heat lamps and had bad luck. Two heat lamps from PETCO at $17.00 each in a matter of 6 weeks. This heating pad saved the day though. The heat lamps were using 150 watts while this only uses 24. The snake is much more happy and active now.
Rating: 5 / 5
Well if you are looking at this product you probably know what it is and have an idea of what it does… One Note is this product is not ment for any water animals (painted turtles included).
I was using an alternate product to heat my tank but when I went from a 20 gallon tank to a 50 gallon tank it was way to small. This product is 10x better than that competing brand that I purchased at petsmart (for the same price) as this in quality, overall look, and options. Quality is outstanding… Very nicely finished off. On amazon I found it to be $15-20 dollars cheaper than in stores (including shipping).
One major advantage of this product is that one side of the heating pad has adhesive on it to stick directly to the glass for optimum heat transfer (I really like this feature as my old pad did not have this), However this might be annoying when it comes to clean the tank. Also it is able to placed on the side of the tank to transfer heat into the enviroment rather than through the substrate. This is to protect an antique stand or dresser or if there is a table cloth on the table. The product does come with little rubber feet to place on the tank to raise it slightly so air can flow beneth.
In the instructions it warns not to use with any material tank other than a glass tank. It warns not to place a water dish above mat because if water spills on the glass that it is heating it can cause a stress crack in the glass.
For the bottom mount it states that the preffered substrate is Repti Cage Carpet, Repti Sand of thickness no more than 1.5″, If using a light (easily movable… newspaper, paper towels, pine shavings, moss) substrate for snakes a cage carpet is required as the glass may become exposed and then burn the snake (or other reptile that can burrow).
I am not using a heat controller on this pad, I instead have a heat lamp and an normal light lamp for day light and heat and then leave the pad on 24/7 for night heat. In my tank the temp fluctuates from ~80-85 in the hot side and ~75-80 on the cool side so there was no need for a temp controller. On the back of the box it gives different temperature ranges for different animals.
I myself have two leopard geckos about 12 years old and about 10″, with this new heater I noticed them out of their hides more and exploring the entire tank rather than just one half.
Hope this helps anyone looking.
Rating: 5 / 5
Although I thought I was ordering a heating pad for our bearded dragon’s terrarium, we were pleased to receive and use the “heater,” which is a thermostatic regulator for heating pads and lights. We chose to plug in the heat lights until we ordered a new heating pad. It has a good digital thermometer readout. We feel reassured that the lizard’s environmental temperature is safe. Since the temperature setting dial is not digital, but only a cool-to-warm dial, it takes a few days to note the best setting. The dial is quite sensitive to changes. So far (2 months), it is a good piece of equipment for the money.
Rating: 4 / 5