We live in the desert southwest and would this work to use a hot tub enclosure? (no plants) Would it be too hot?
308355
I think you would die heat stroke! It get extremely hot in greenhouse. 80 degree weather working in the greenhouse the temp was about 95 to 100 degrees and I got heat exhaustion. Would be careful
308356
I would hate to give wrong advice, it may be ok with the hot tub, the windows can be opened. It does get pretty toasty in there though.
1794041
Should be fine but be careful not to bury it in sand/gravel as you would in an aquatic tank. The bulb on this unit is at the base and if you bury it in your substrate too deep you won't get an accurate measurement of the air temperature which is what you want. You would probably be better off getting a thermometer that can be mounted or suspended off the ground.
1947741
Not in my opinion. Leopard geckos need heat and the top of this unit probably won't accommodate a heat lamp without melting the plastic screen frame, though you could use UTH without problems. Also, it is pretty small for a gecko of any type or size. We have our bearded dragon (also a desert reptile like the leopard gecko) in an extra large Tetrafauna Deluxe Reptohabitat and we love it, though the Tetrafaunas can be hard to find.
106237
It has vents for cooling off, but I don't know how it would be in a humid climate. We live in the high desert.
1792461
I don't have it handy as it is at a summer house, but my recollection is that it would probably would be wide, long and deep enough. It might be more of practical cowboy bath than a luxury soak.
647774
no I would not recommend it for a tub. It's too small and does not emit enough water.
1795943
It is very thin, It tore for a high windI would think that it would hd in very little heat. It would keep leaves from getting into hot tub
18013
it is quite large and i would fill with soil and and use plants the are already started and submerge the tub to the right depth for the chosen plants. also cover the top of the soil with small stones or gravel to keep the soil from floating away.
2031892
Our house gets pretty darn hot . We are in the desert. I would change the water daily and give it a try . It has to he better than leaving it out.
697169
It should work. The heater would be my only concern because there would be no place to attach it so it would not melt the tub.
110623
We don't live in a super hot place but we haven't had any problems with it. I would guess it would be just fine.
715891
It may be a bit too hot for a Dog Kennel.I bought it for my Plants but had to monitor the Temperature quite closely because of heat build up. Maybe a timer would help.Remember that Dogs are our closest friends so please be ultra careful with them.
371660
I would say yes it would be too hot-there isn't any ventilation and it isn't durable enough for outdoors unless you keep it on a patio with shade.
1479977
My answer would be a "Yes". Though my Tortoises only use this box during summer months but a heat lamp would not hurt the metal grates on this T House.
1211529
I never made it through the summer so I don't know. I am going to try again though. I don't think it is heat but I don't think the roots can get to cold either. It is comfortable in the mountains and gets cold but it needs flowing water and the roots need to be in the thick mud I think to protect the roots until established. Of course I'm probably the wrong one to ask as I killed my plants, but hey, I can have an opinion can't I? I would definitely try it, don't let me scare you off. Thanks, Sean
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I know this water heater will heat the water initially providing the hot tub is not too big. Add for what you want to do as far as maintaining the temperature ... I am really not sure ... it does burn extremely hot but it does have a timer that shuts the burner off after 20 minutes. I suppose if you're quite creative you could find a way to add a pump to circulate the water and a thermostat to regulate the temperature. Let us know what you come up with and if you get it to work.
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I would put it in a vented enclosure if its for a beach house. Hope this helps. :-)