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Thermostat setup for corn snake

Just to add another data point, I lay a piece of heavy duty aluminum foil down and smooth it on a smooth surface (glass or if you have an old house like me, Formica). Then I place the adhesive of the UTH on the foil. Which side of the foil really doesn't matter from the research I've done. I start at one edge of the UTH and kind of gently roll it onto the foil. Then I trim the excess foil, very carefully from the edges of the UTH. The idea is to minimize bubbles and wrinkles.

I really think that is all that is important. In other respects doing it one way or another doesn't really matter. Don't have wrinkles or bubbles (or do what you can to minimize) and don't damage the UTH in the process --that's all that really matters.

I've done three or four of them now. The first one had some bubbles with slight wrinkles (a very careful needle prick will let the air out). I got better with practice.
 
The only place I could find alum. tape (or high heat tape) was an auto supply store, Advanced Auto I believe. You would think a Home Depot or hardware store would have it. Oh well, at least I found it!
 
It won't come off or sag. I actually use duct tape and have no trouble with it. Duct tape is what they used to recommend before aluminum tape. I'll probably try some the next time I install a UTH.
 
sachen said:
what would be wrong with it?
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Electrical tape just doesn't hold once it gets warm. It works the best when stretched and wrapped around something.
Duct tape will hold for a year or two possibly longer but always fails due to the heat.
Metal tape will usually hold the longest.

That's my experience with all three.

Personally I just stick the UTH to the tank as intended. Better heat transfer. The times I've removed a UTH (do it while heated up) I would use aluminum tape to reattach if I didn't want any hassles with it coming loose. Duct tape eventually dries out and becomes brittle.
 
No for thermostat, I read that that aluminum is a good conductor and the tape that is sticking the probe to uth will take the heat and heat won't transfer to the reptile
 
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