Zoo Med Small Repti-Therm UTH Under Tank Heater
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| List Price: | $27.60 |
| Price: | $12.50 |
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Average customer review:Product Description
Small, for 10 - 20 gallon tanks. Under tank heater designed to heat the ambient air temperature of your terrarium an average of five to 10 degrees (F) warmer than room temperature. Solid state nichrome heating element with UL/CSA approved power cord. Under tank heater designed to heat the ambient air temperature of your terrarium an average of five to 10 degrees (F) warmer than room temperature. Solid state nichrome heating element with UL/CSA approved power cord.Small for 10 to 20 gallon terrariums uses only eight watts of electricity and costs only pennies a day to operate. reptile terrarium aquarium heater
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #8254 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: Small
- Brand: ZooMed
- Ingredients: Solid State Nichrome Heating Element
- Dimensions: 1.50" h x 7.00" w x 11.00" l, .60 pounds
Features
- Under tank heaters designed to heat the ambient air temperature of your terrarium an average of five to 10 degrees (F) warmer than room temperature
- Solid state nichrome heating elements with UL/CSA approved power cords
Customer Reviews
Great for Hermitat
I have used my Repti-Therm, UTH for my 10 gallon hermit crab tank and they are all five happy and warm with it. It works better than anything else I tried!
Great for young corn snakes
I use it on my 20 month old corn snake's "bedroom". (I hate the word "cage" so I call it her bedroom, it's really a 20 gallon fishtank.) It's just the right heat, anything bigger would get too hot for a corn even in a 55 gallon tank. Anything much stronger could cause burns. When she moves to the 55 gallon "bedroom", I'm going to use two of these next together so that she gets the same temperature she's used to and won't run the risk of burns. I've never had any problems with her getting a respiratory infection (yes snakes get colds too, they're also more prone to them when they're too chilly) and I think that this product is partially responsible for her good health.
Just a side note--when it gets really cold in the winter, I will actually move her so that she's on the heat pad right before I go to bed. It's kinda like tucking a child in for the night. It's easier for a warm reptile to move to the cool spot than for a chilly reptile to move to the warm spot.
Another side note--you need to put it at one end of the tank. Reptiles need a warm side and a cool side, that's most often reffered to as a temperature gradient. IMPORTANT: it goes on the OUTSIDE of the tank. I've heard of people putting it inside the tank and having their "scaly babies" get burns. Also, DON'T put the water dish over the heat pad, put it on the cold side, if it sloshes the heat pad will be ruined. By ruined, I mean it overheats and burns the reptile.
A very good heater
My son bought a crocodile gecko this summer. We had trouble finding a heater for the 10 gallon gecko home- I guess it is a common size so both pet stores were sold out. I found this for a very good price and it is working out great.



