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I just wanted to get some suggestions on how to heat a wooden enclosure. So far i have been heating it with a ceramic bulb placed above the enclosure but they are not getting any belly heat. The UTH's seem to only work on glass aquariums i was thinking of possibly using heat tape on the bottom outside of the box but was wondering if the heat would be able to get through the wood. Or can i put the heat tape directly on the inside of the box? Would this be too hot for the Gecko? (I use paper towel as substrate).

If you use lamps, for belly heat, put a piece of slate, ceramic tile, piece of glass, anything that'll hold some heat, directly under where the lamp hits. This is very similar to their natural environment, as the only form of belly heat they get is from warm rocks or sand that was heated by the sun.

My gecko comes out in the evening and early morning to sit on top of his piece of slate, you can actually see him pressing his belly up against it, and when hes had enough of it, he just lifts his belly off the rock and walks off to do whatever (kinda funny to watch too, heehee).

-Lemur 6

Ceramic heating elements are probably pretty similar to infrared bulbs in terms of the radiative heat they generate. Try putting a rock under it and see if it gets warm, if it does, then the slate/tile/glass trick should work just fine.

-Lemur 6