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draybar
at Fri Dec 31 10:45:20 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by draybar ]
>>>>you're probably over heating the animal and causing some serious stress. I'd recommend replacing a heating pad with a flex watt heat strip, or an alternative heat mat made for reptiles. You can control the heat output with a rheostat or proportional controller that way you know what the hot spots are and not just providing an unregulated HOT spot.
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>>>>Russ
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Sorry Russ but I have to disagree. I have been using heat pads for years and have never had a problem. I personally believe they work quite well. And they are a lot cheaper then normal Under Tank Heaters.
I do have a few tanks with UTH's and I use flex watt on my racks but the snakes in heat pad tanks are doing just fine.
If used properly they work as well as any UTH and last a heck of a lot longer.
my 2 cents anyway
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Jimmy (draybar)
Draybars Snakes
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RE: a heating pad is good for your back not a snake - draybar, Fri Dec 31 10:45:20 2004