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Heating...

Paradox

Paradox

Insane reptiphile
What type is best? I am avoiding the hot rocks, but out of the heat mats and heat lamps which is best? Are there any options I haven't considered?

Thanks in advance,
Paradox
 
Thanks. What sort of temperature do you want the hot/cold areas to be? And what sort of covering should go over a heat mat inside a wooden viv?
 
In my viv, i have a heat mat and a heat lamp which is connected to a thermostat. this keeps the tempertature hot at one end and cool at the other. this provides a suitable thermal gradient.
 
I don't believe you should use both a mat AND a lamp in your viv. The viv could become overheated. It isn't neccessary.
 
Had a look at a few vivs today; What sort of heating would you say was best for a 100x50x50 (Cm) viv, which seems a fairly good candidate. Glass and aluminium.
 
As always, I'd recommend a heat mat. Just raise the viv slightly above the mat to allow circulation. My glass vivarium stands on some little feet, with about half a centimetre between the glass and the heat mat, to prevent either overheating or the possibility of the glass cracking.
 
I'm building a wooden vivarium, and planning to use a heat lamp during the day, and switch to a heat mat at night, using thermostat control for both.

Having read other posts on this forum, I think I'll place plexi glass over the heat mat, and the thermostat sensor on top of the plexi glass. A hide will be built on top of this, made from stones cemented together, providing a basking space on top, which will also be controlled by a thermostat.

But it's just a preference... I imagine one can use a heat mat all of the time. Heat mat + lamp would become too hot, I think, although I haven't tested it. :)

Richard
 
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