Heat Mat Not Heating Viv

Heat mat in wooden viv hi all looking for some opinions on what to use to cover my heat mat in my wooden viv plan is to set up the mat cover it and use aquatic silicone to hold the cover down i originally thought of using reptile grass but realised if this is stuck down and gets shit on it will be a pain to clean.

Heat mat not heating viv.

Heat mats are good for reptiles that spend a lot of time on the ground like snakes but they are not suitable for certain reptiles. This video is unavailable. Wood does not conduct heat very well so putting a heat mat outside the wooden vivarium would be a bad idea. Well in this video i go through each step on how to do just that.

While these are a safe low cost and generally effective way of providing artificial heat they re not without their weaknesses. You never want to use a heat rock. Okay so i got pet geckos and ive set the viv up and the heat mat doesn t seem to be making much heat i have a funny feeling im being paranoid with them being my first reptile but i think its better to ask ive touched the heat mat and it is hot but it doesn t seem to be hot inside i would just like a bit of advice or maybe someone to tell me im just paranoid thanks. They are notorious for malfunctioning and can easily burn your snake.

The main problem being that they only produce a gentle warmth. Ever wondered how to install a heat mat if you use a vivarium. I d put the probe between the heat mat and the tile. The problem with heat mats.

If placed inside the vivarium under some sand or substrate your animal may scrape away the substrate and burn itself. Okay yeah being outside wouldn t work since the heat won t penetrate the wood. Using heat mats in a vivarium. This means they can get burnt very easily when lying on a heat mat.

In a plastic glass vivarium heat mats should go outside the cage and the heat will be emiited through the vivarium walls. These devices attach to the inside top of the cage and will heat both the air and provide heat for a basking spot directly below them. Helpful if you own reptiles. They should never be used for bearded dragons or geckos as these reptiles can t feel heat through their stomachs.