[Sporonicle]

Has anyone put a uth on plexiglass? I'm building a plexiglass cage, and I have to heat it up during the winter for my sarasinorum. Will the plexi melt? If so, I have another method that will work.

[acpart]

As long as you have a reliable thermostat to keep the temp from getting too high (the appropriate ground temp for most geckos is not too high for the plexiglass) it should be fine. I heated a plastic enclosure once by putting a UTH or heat cable on a piece of plexiglass and setting the enclosure over it and had no problem.

Aliza

[Sporonicle]

Thanks.

[daggekko]

Try it before you put the animal in the enclosure. If its too hot you'll probably get a bunch of fumes from the plexi

[Homicidal_Hippie]

According to information provided on the website of Michigan State University, PMMA, or plexiglass, begins to melt near 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit)
I think you'll be fine.

[Riverside Reptiles]

The true answer to this depends on how thick the plexi is and how hot the uth is going to be. Also keep in mind that just because it doesn't melt the plexi, doesn't mean that it won't make the plexi off gas. Again, it will depend on the thickness of plexi and the temp of the uth.

[daggekko]

Yeah if it got hot enough to melt you'd definately be in trouble, but it'll probably put off fumes long before it actually starts to melt.

[Slicier]

As far as my experiments shows that after 15C degree it turns to yellow after 25C it turns black you can measure it from this information I guess...