40 gallon tank?

[Sbkimberly85]

We have to leopard geckos both females in a 20 gallon tank I wanted to move them to the spare 40gallon that I have I have two under ground heat pad on the right side and a black light heat bulb that hangs over the tank in the middle is that enough heat or should I get another heat pad for the left side as well or is that ok to use as the cool side the temp on hot side is 85

 

[scm133]

One UTH that covers one side of the tank should be fine. The belly temp needs to be around 92 degrees. Nothing on the cool side. No over head heat is needed.

 

[Sbkimberly85]

So then a 40 gallon is not to big Also should I remove the other heat pad or is it ok to leave it on thank you so much for your help

 

[scm133]

So then a 40 gallon is not to big Also should I remove the other heat pad or is it ok to leave it on thank you so much for your help

If the two UTH on the right side covers 1/3-1/2 of the total floor space, and gives you a 92 degree belly temp, then it will be fine to leave them. Nope, for two females, 40 gallons is definitely not too big.

 

[Sbkimberly85]

Awesome thank you so much

 

[JessicaHerps]

Well Ive heard that if you have too big of a tank it can stress them out because they dont feel secure enough, just make sure you put enough hides in there