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I'm not sure which type of heating is best for my pacman frog. I was looking at both under the tank heat and heat lamps. Which is best?

Heat pad on the side of the tank, not under it.

Lights dry out the tank, not what your pacman wants.

Put the pad on the side of the tank, because frogs burrow to escape heat.

Most heating pads are designed to go under the tank not on the side. There needs to be a space between the pad and the glass otherwise the glass may crack if it gets wet. The exception to this is the stick-on style of heating pad which can go right on the glass.

As for the bulbs, they are generally not a good idea for frogs as they can dry the frog out. But if you spray the substrate daily, and have a very moist tank, bulbs can work too, but you have to keep on top of it so you maintain the humid conditions.

Make sure whatever type of heating you use, that you take the temperature reading where the frog is, not at the top of the tank.

I use light bulbs and water the frogs twice daily.

Actually, most commercial pads say they can be placed on the side of the tank.