heat tape or heat pad?

[sportbike_rob]

which would be the best bet for a first time gecko owner, im looking for something very easy to use that i wont have to mess with very often. right now i have overhead lighting and switching lights (between day and night) is a pain.

 

[Kotsay1414]

Large scale for racks and such, heat tape/flex watt. I'm guessing for your setup, heat pad, since it is only one tank.

 

[npsk8ter]

Here was my first timer breeding rack. Made up my own plans! Turn out excellent but spent more than i thought! Around $250 total for everything but well worth it! Not all the way finished but had to start using it! Holds 10 large 28q sterilite containers and 4 16q med containers! Perfect starter breeder rack! Quality also! Built to last! Tell me what you think! Thought about posting the plans for anyone!

 

[sportbike_rob]

yeah, its just one....for now. im sure in the future it will be more.

 

[sportbike_rob]

Here was my first timer breeding rack. Made up my own plans! Turn out excellent but spent more than i thought! Around $250 total for everything but well worth it! Not all the way finished but had to start using it! Holds 10 large 28q sterilite containers and 4 16q med containers! Perfect starter breeder rack! Quality also! Built to last! Tell me what you think! Thought about posting the plans for anyone!

i have a bookshelf thing in my room that would make a perfect rack its got ten sections that would fit a 20 gallon tank in each section. but for breeding and all that. i dont have the time or $ to do all of that. i'll just keep one for now and eventually mabe have four. it would be cool to be able to breed them and stuff though.

 

[npsk8ter]

try a set up like this then and buy appliance dimmers for the heat pad to get the temp around 88-92 degrees. i try to get mine to 90. The cool side to 75-77. check out the pic

 

[npsk8ter]

dimmer was around $8 at walmart hooked to an undertank pad from zoo med. if it drops too low i put a heatlamp on about a ft from the top(but not nessary!

 

[sportbike_rob]

try a set up like this then and buy appliance dimmers for the heat pad to get the temp around 88-92 degrees. i try to get mine to 90. The cool side to 75-77. check out the pic

thats about exaclty what i was gonna go for. :main_thumbsup:

 

[npsk8ter]

moist box on the cool side! And get ready for them to grow like crazy!

 

[sportbike_rob]

moist box on the cool side! And get ready for them to grow like crazy!

he is quite big already, about 5-6 inches. my mom bought him like that.