Yes, we have a couple of those in use too and they seem to work fine. My biggest fear with any water heater is the chance for overheating even with thermostats - so many prized animals have been fried from these devices malfunctioning. A friend of mine in Texas who keeps a number of fly river turtles told me about a simple solution: He places undertank reptile heaters to the bottom of the tanks from underneath and then hooks them up to old fashioned rheostats. He claims he can reach any desired temp needed w/out the worry of overheating. I might give it a try.



>>I have used the marineland tank heaters which are made of hard plastic for my young caiman with no prob and the 75 gallon one is like $30.

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>>Tom

>>1.2.0 Leopard Gecko (dot, spot, casper)

>>0.0.1 California King Snake (booboo)

>>0.1.0 Sulcata Tortoise (tank)

>>0.0.2 Russian Tortoise (tito and lulu)

>>0.0.2 Red Ear Sliders (bernie and ernie)

>>0.0.3 Painted Turtles (larry, curly and moe)

>>0.0.1 Western Soft shell (Squirt)

>>2.2.0 Bearded Dragon (marshmellow,Bubba,Sparkles,Alfredo )

>>0.0.1 Savannah Monitor (beef)

>>1.0.0 Peachfront Conure (kermit)

>>0.1.0 Love Bird ( KIKI )

>>1.1.0 Dog (layla and Rosco)

>>2.1.0 Crazy Cats (babe, sabastian, tinkerbell)

>>0.1.0 Lion Head Rabbit (daisy)

>>0.1.2 Ferret (jordan RIP, Cosmo and Izzy)

>>0.2.0 Guinea Pigs (lilly and petunia)

>>0.0.1 White Tree Frog (dumpy jr.)

>>0.0.2 Fire Belly Newts (spork and blaze)

>>0.0.1 Fire Belly Toad (ferdinan)

>>0.0.1 Red Spotted Newt ( red)

>>0.0.2 Bull Frogs (goliath and tubby)

>>0.0.1 Spectacled caiman (wilbert)

>>0.0.3 Green Anoles

>>1.0.0 Bahama Anole

>>0.0.1 Giant Millipede

>>Lots Of Fish
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Rob Carmichael, Curator

The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

Lake Forest, IL

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