Leopard Gecko's - Heating Plastic Tubs

[Geckomaster743]

I recently wanted to Start getting Racks so i don't have to keep buying and Enclosures, But the problem is I'm worried about the Plastic Tubs. I want to use Heat tape but what if they melt and burn my geckos. I wanted to keep the temp around 80 - 90 for 24/7. I planned on using the Sterlite brand to house my Leo's in the Tubs.

 

[Josh2]

Make sure you get a thermostat with that heat tape. Then figure out exactly what kind of plastic your tubs/bins are made out of. The recycling symbol on the bottom should tell you. Then you can lookup the melting temp for that plastic. It'll probably be polypropylene which has a melting temp in excess of 250 degrees F

 

[Geckomaster743]

Oh ok! Thanks Josh, Through out the Whole Forum i found this Comment Incredibly helpful from you No one on the internet seems to know a thing about Melting Plastic ._.

 

[LeoLover1]

I know it smells bad....