I have a box turtle in a baby pool fitted into my fireplace. Will this melt the plastic or be too hot? Will this keep him warm?
452039
A regular heater will do fine to keep your turtle warm. I would not recommend this particular heater, but DO NOT keep your turtle in a baby pool next to a fire! Temperatures in fires fluctuate way too much, and I would be concerned about it melting. Get your turtle a proper tank, heater, and a filter. If your turtle is full grown, I would suggest at least a 20 gallon tank, preferably 30.
452040
It shouldn't melt the plastic being that the heater is in a plastic cage to protect the turtle from breaking the glass heater inside...as far as keeping him warm it depends on how many gallons are inside of the baby pool this is rated for 20gallon aquariums. Plus you have to think about the outside temperature around the pool.
452041
Box turtles are not aquatic turtles. Unlike other turtles, box turtles live on land, and so an under tank style heater made for terrestrial reptiles would be best.
113787
If your oven temperature exceeds 375 degrees for more than 30 minutes the possibility of melting increases. I've done it and it is now partially stuck to my stove. Not sure why it isn't designed to withstand what could be considered an average oven temperature. Plastic will only withstand so much heat so it may be wise to see if there are non plastic ones availabie. So, yes, it will melt.
623974
A basic heat rock in your terrarium should supply enough heat to keep it a steady temp of around 80 degrees. You can seal some of the openings so that the heat loss won't be too great that way it will remain in the terrarium. Hope this helps. I do this for my yearling turtles and it has worked very well so far.
610008
The covers are great, they truly warm the pool. I found an average temperature rise of 15 degrees. If the cover is to large you can simple cut it down with a pair of scissors. Make sure you don't cut off to much, you can always trim again.
1495902
It would melt the plastic if it is thin or cheap. This is a hot plate that heats to 200 degrees.
514924
It won't melt the plastic, it doesn't get that hot. But may not transfer a lot of heat if has to go through anything very thick. It automatically kicks on and off around 44 degrees F.
1394561
NO! The plastic handle would melt from the heat!! You need a cast iron skillet, the handle will take the heat.
2198611
It doesn't get too hot. The trick is to not cross the coils when you wrap it around something. I used it to wrap hummingbird feeders and it worked OK. (We get hummingbirds here in Wshington all year round, with one species spending the winter). I don't know what your application is, but I have ended up using the low-wattage non-coil terrarium unit (heating elements are encased in a rubberized/plastic mat that has adhesive on one side and is sufficiently small to make one wrap around a hummingbird feeder container (about 6"x10" in size), and it worked even better.
742574
My turtle has escaped from every tank I have had her in. When she was about to lay eggs, she got especially aggressive and knocked off the entire top with the heat lamp and jumped out, causing a huge mess and burned my wood floor. After I taped the clear top to the base, no more problem. : ) Watch out, though, she once used the side of the platform as a kickstand to propel herself off the side of the tank, doing pull ups.
1239874
I don't know if it will or not, but I purchased 2 of these and each one got super hot and smelled like melting plastic. I tried both of them numerous times with the same results. I will never use them again for fear that they may catch fire. Buyer beware.
1387205
I don't think it gets hot enough to cause something to catch fire. I bought it for my daughter to use in her apartment and she put books and pillows in it. It seemed to work well and gave her some piece of mind.
568849
No, the plastic did not melt. They lasted a long time, and were not too hot.
840925
I believe so. I do not think it would get warm enough to melt the PVC. I have one installed on a water inlet pipe, but its metal. and its only going to come on anyway if its close to freezing.Plus you'll have to insulate around the pipe, after you install the it to keep the heat in.
77657
I don't think it is advisable to put this in water. This is a product to keep a dog or cat warm, and it works well for that. I use a water heater in my terrarium for my red slider turtle, which works great as it is meant to be submerged in water.
1735667
It's plastic... But mine doesn't show any signs of melting. I won't claim to be the most thorough though. So it might melt if you clean too long.
995971
I guess it would depend on how hot your heating element gets, but I can't recommend it. It is definitely plastic. The lower end of the melting point of most plastic is around 220F. This website (http://homeaquaria.com/best-aquarium-heaters-fish-tank/) says that this mini heater (and you would indeed want a small heater) is "ideal for use in your glass or plastic tanks," but I have not verified that claim. Good luck.
2237675
Seems to me plastic would melt or cause toxic fumes. Mine is put away for the winter, and I won't be needing it again until maybe December. But I do not remember it being made of plastic- thought it was metal. No fumes. Works really well. Hope this helps.