Well I've had no success with my general post so I'm trying to get more specfic.



I am getting custom cages... I don't know what yet but the kind of heating "thing" I use currently is the kind you stick to the bottom of the glass in aquariams... and that won't work for a non-glass bottom.



So I have been looking at heat pads. I would like some recomendations. I Don't want to use a thermostate and I don't think they should need one. (ie if it was constructed right in the first place...etc etc)



What kind of substraite do you use with them/it?



CAn you get the particular brand you use wet?



If you put a papertowel over it would it catch on fire? or in other words, how safe is it?



How hot does it get? Temp MUST be constant no matter how long its been on (acctually I keep my under the tank heaters on 24/7 without a variance) Would you trust your reptile laying on it bare? - without substrate inbetween?



I'm exp looking at big apple's dragon lair heat mats... anyone use one of thouse?



Thank you for your time. I will probally post this in more then one forum to try to get a wide varity of responces.

PLEASE don't be generic...



like "oh yeah I use a heat pad" or "I use both pads and lights" or " I would never use a heat pad"

Please give me details of why or why not and brand names. I REALLY need brand names!



Thank you.

- Sharon

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• Heat mat/pads What kind do you use? (I really need to know this) - ladysharon, Tue Jul 8 13:52:45 2003
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• RE: Heat mat/pads What kind do you use? (I really need to know this) - ladysharon, Tue Jul 8 22:22:31 2003
• RE: Heat mat/pads What kind do you use? (I really need to know this) - WingedWolfPsion, Thu Jul 10 00:27:01 2003
• RE: Heat mat/pads What kind do you use? (I really need to know this) - zrho, Thu Jul 10 15:16:25 2003