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I plan on getting 1.1 new hogs this season.. i just want 1.1 normal western hogs ( wc or cb ) either way doesnt really matter to me.. as long as they are young and eat well (i want to breed them eventually). anyways i was planning on keeping them both in a 50 gal aquarium with a glass divider i made seperating it into 2 equal sized enclosures with the heat pad under the center.. where the hot spot of both enclosures are right next to each other. I just wanted to know if anyone sees any problems with this or if it seems like it would work.

mounting a heat pad on the bottom of a glass tank is a very risky move especially with hogs. i would suggest doing some more reserch on the proper husbandry skills for the species ur interested in.
good luck
joe schmidt

ok.. as far as not using uth on the bottom of a glass tank... i have been doing it for years.. ive never had more than 4 or 5 snakes at a time and i have always kept them in display aquariums rather than tubs and i have used uth on all as well... i just like to be able to see them when they are out and about and i like the way they look. and as for as "proper husbandry skills" for a wester hog... unless your talking about keeping them next to each other, seperated only by a piece of glass, im not sure what you are talking about. i have always kept the hot spot in my hogs tanks at about 83 - 88, and the cool side about 75. since i keep my house at about 69 - 72 during the summer i will be using a uth on a thermostat as well as a heat light ( turned off at night )to keep the tanks the "proper" temps.. so... please tell me what research i need to do on western hogs.. or rather than being short with me... help me out, after all i thought that is what this forum was for.

chris