Visionariums.

[vctkiller]

Hey this may be early, but in June 13 I will be going to get 2 more leopard geckos in the Hamburg Show.I have a limited space on putting my reptiles. The space I have is about as long as a 20 gallon long. Thinking to get about 2 visionariums. I heard they stack and you can use a UTH under them. If anyone have any of the Visionariums with a uth.

How would you heat them up with a a uth while they are stack together?

 

[Bodon]

im not sure you can, what about that stuff they call heat tape, maybe look into that.

 

[nwheat]

You can use a UTH, but you need a long narrow one that will fit between the support struts on the bottom. I use ultratherm 6 x 23". I found that shorter versions did not provide enough heat.

There are notches to knock out on either side of the bottom to make space for the cord when you stack them.

 

[vctkiller]

Could I use regular heat pads like from the pet store. like this one?
http://www.everythingforpets.com/images/prod/4/prop_1_45639.jpg

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Heater

I just ordered one of the Ultratherm Heaters, I heard that it is very thin.

When I get it in a couple of days, I am going to check the thickness to the other heater that I have.

 

[nwheat]

There are plastic struts that limit the width of the heat pad that you can use. The 6" ultratherms fit perfectly - any wider and the struts will be in the way. The 23" length is necessary to achieve enough warmth unless your room is always very warm. They are thinner than many of the UTHs sold in petstores, but that is not the part that matters - it's the 6" width.

 

[LizMarie]

Could I use regular heat pads like from the pet store. like this one?
http://www.everythingforpets.com/images/prod/4/prop_1_45639.jpg

I don't know much about these tanks BUT i have a ZooMed sized for a 10/20 gallon and its 8x6 if that helps you make a better decision.

 

[acpart]

You can also look into zoomed heat cable which can be taped to the bottom of the tank in any configuration.

Aliza

 

[bitterbeauty]

They have a little part that can be poked out to allow for the cords to come through while they are stacked.