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hi there..im just setting vivarium up for my beardys...can i put my heat mat underneath sand???guy in reptile shop said put it half way across back of tank..but i thought might be better underneath..the tanks ony 15 inches high at moment as there timy...and its 24 inches long..i read somewhere it actually heats up sand if you put it underneath and is better as it only gives off minimal heat...i think you guys call it heatmats as well..if not its the long thin thing like a laminated bit of paper..im awaiting answer so i can go ahead ..thanks

Beardies don't have heat sensors on their bellies, so heat mats really do no good and can actually be harmful. Basking lamps are the way to go with them.

Sean
Heart Mountain Herps

heat mat is there night time heat source....as i live in scotland it gets cold at night time here...bout 65 degrees..would that be ok???

I would get one of the ceramic heat emitters for night time. They screw right into a light socket. That's a little cool but they should be able to handle it as long as it doesn't get any colder than that. All I've ever heard of heat pads/rocks with beardies has been bad, I've never actually used one myself though.

Sean Campbell (generationally displaced scott lol)
Heart Mountain Herps

lmao..campbell....your definatly got scottish heritage