I have a heat pad under my tank and a 2 heat lamps on the top (one red-on 24/7 and one white-on during the day) and the heat pad is doing nothing. I have sand in my tank (I understand the huge risks but she is 2 years old and I love the look of it). Could I put the heat pad inside the tank buried in the sand? Would that be dangerous? My gecko loves to dig.
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pmkent1
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Id get rid of the lights first. Theyre nocturnal and bright lights can stress them out.
That said, the heat pad can be put in the cage if you think theres no chance of an exposed wire or anything like that. Also you'll need some kind of thermostat or reostat to regulate the temperature. A decent plug in light dimmer works great for a cheap way to regulate the pad.
That said, the heat pad can be put in the cage if you think theres no chance of an exposed wire or anything like that. Also you'll need some kind of thermostat or reostat to regulate the temperature. A decent plug in light dimmer works great for a cheap way to regulate the pad.
Just make sure if you are using sand that it is not calcium/vitamin sand. I'm strongly against the idea of using sand and I get quite rude when people use it so I'm going to stop here...
Do not put the heat pad in the cage. Buy a thermostat and get rid of the heat lamps.
Do not put the heat pad in the cage. Buy a thermostat and get rid of the heat lamps.
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I bought a UTH and a Zola thermostat. Temps on the warm side are going crazy and I don't know why.
I had the red light on all night and the thermostat set to 88-90 and I'm getting 82 degrees in the morning.
Last night on the same setting it hit 95
I had the red light on all night and the thermostat set to 88-90 and I'm getting 82 degrees in the morning.
Last night on the same setting it hit 95
If you're using a probe thermometer I'd first check to make sure that the probe hasn't moved.
I actually had an issue similar to this a few weeks ago. Thought for sure I had a faulty heatmat or thermostat, so I swapped them out for another set I had. Same problem... evening temperatures were fine but it was dropping to the lower 80's in the morning.
Turned out that one of my AC vents was blowing directly on the underside of the tank, cooling the heatmat to the point that it just couldn't reach the right temperature. I blocked the vent and have had steady perfect temperatures ever since, so make sure there isn't any kind of outside force that might be messing with your mat :main_laugh:
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No vents in the basement. Temps seem steady today. Maybe it was because everything was new and just starting up. Day 2 with UTH seems stable.
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