hi, i currently have a male royal, he is staying with my other half at the moment in an rub. i have bought Kiros (thats his name) off my o/h although he is not at my house as of yet.
well i wanted to know what would be better.... i have bought a glass terranium (i think that wat they are called lol) with a 13watt heat matt, i am still to get a stat and digital thermometer but i wanted to know if i should have the heatmat on the inside or the outside of the terranium. i have read that if its on the outside it can cause pressure on the glass and break it. Kiros is bout 7 months old, hes quite big for his age and i want to use aspen for a substrate. if i use this would it be better to have the heatmat on the inside?
please help me because i am getting all the extra bits very soon and really want him at mine by the end of the week.... thank you
Aimee
My Pets: 1.0.0 Royal Pythons-Kiros 0.2.0 leaopard geckos- bella and spot 1.0.0 german giant bearded dragon- frankie
ok, im not too sure if i should use a substrate now cos that would mean removing him to feed and i dont want to stress him out. i will probs put it underneath.
if it goes underneath will i have to tape it to the bottom or can i use a tea towel so it pushes it up against the bottom? which would be better? did you use substrate in urs when you had it underneath?
My Pets: 1.0.0 Royal Pythons-Kiros 0.2.0 leaopard geckos- bella and spot 1.0.0 german giant bearded dragon- frankie
I've used heat mats under glass too and not had cracks either. No need to tape it really. The weight of the viv would stop it from moving. I would probably put something underneath it though so there's no risk of it overheating the surface below.
well the thing itself is raised, so i would need to have the mat raised off the surface, i could do this by placing a towel under the mat? this would stop the surface getting too hot also.
im soo ecxited to have him at mine, am getting a stat tomorrow hopfully and thermometers so will set it up then leave it for a few days to get the temps right and away we go lol
My Pets: 1.0.0 Royal Pythons-Kiros 0.2.0 leaopard geckos- bella and spot 1.0.0 german giant bearded dragon- frankie
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Posted - 13/04/2009 : 23:35:07
