Right now I have my baby leo on repti-carpet which only lets the temps. up to about 85-87 which I know isnt warm enough. But should I go back to paper towels which keep at a good 90-89 or would plastic flooring for bathrooms and kitchens (lilnolium) conduct hear well? I would like for it to be about 92.
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best heat conducting substate
louis6
May 19, 2003 03:54 PM
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Blazin
May 19, 2003 06:05 PM
Well conduction is the transfer of heat between objects. Pourous substances are usually poor conductors of heat. The most probable reason for the heat loss is most likely that the carpeting is acting as a insulator and dispersing some of your heat. You could try firmly attaching it to the bottom of the tank somehow or you may want to use some other substrate. As for linolium I would not use it simply because it would be very practical for cleaning and such. Another thing is that in my experience that stuff in small sections tends to roll up pretty bad. To get something like that to work it would have to be glued to the enclosures floor. And if you did something like that then it really would be more advantageous just to use the aquarium flooring with no substrate. If I were you I would use paper towels for now until the leopard is older. Then if your going for asthetics I would switch to calcium carbonate sand. Hope this helps.
Blazin
May 19, 2003 06:06 PM
not practical.
louis6
May 19, 2003 07:23 PM
I dont know if your thinking about the same thing as me, but the thing im thinking about is extremely easy to clean (probably the easiest). But I dont think I have the best hheat pad and the heat only gets up to 87 still, is that alright?
Blazin
May 19, 2003 08:08 PM
Yeah I know what linoleum is. Getting it to roll out flat is mainly what I was referring to.
Cleopatra
May 19, 2003 06:57 PM
The decorative tiles for floors work great (we had a few extra lying around) and make the tank look nice and you can get them in a vareity of colors. The only problem is that they are not the most inexpensive things to buy....
reflex21089
May 19, 2003 08:26 PM
np
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-Bryan
zazzygrrl
May 20, 2003 08:01 AM
I bought slate tiles at Lowes for a 20 gal long, for about $8. They even cut the 3rd one so they would fit in the tank. Compare that to calci-sand that has to be replaced, and I think it is a really good deal. Newspaper and papertowels are the cheapest, and that is what I use in my plastic gecko homes, but for the terrium, I like a nicer looking substrate and tile is perfect.
