heating leos

[taysideterrier]

hi I hav a glass exo terra setup im heating it with a heat mat with out a thermostat the air temp is 85.However when i move the sand out of the way the glass over the heat mat is quite warm not really that hot though is this something to be worried about i dont want any burns

[Bacardi]

i would really get a stat, check the ground temps as leos need belly heat not an air temp update with a temp if u can

[KieraKai]

yeah as above. ALWAYS have a stat. they can heat to mega temps that dont seem too hot to us but putting a thermometer on it would shock you as to what heat it actually is.

[shiftylou]

also sand heats up very hot and holds the heat well, so a stat would be helpful

[Livi]

Do you have a heatmat that covers the whole base of the tank?

i found it best to atleast keep a 'cool area' as they love to thrermoregulate between hot and cold (buy a mat half or 1/3rd smaller than the floorbase itself)

Thermo is a must! but the temps im roughly sitting at:

Daytime: 89-90 oF (basking)
85-88 oF (cool side)

Nighttime: 77 oF (Total, Aslong as it does not go under 70!!)


i have an emergency fan to draw the air out as the tank sometimes overheats in the summer



I know mine is sitting against a wooden tank, but i use to have this on an exo-terra one for a bitty

[jamie20]

Hi am having trouble with the heat mats a can not get the temp to the correct daytime temp. The max temp the therm is reading is 27c on the hot side.

[Bacardi]

where is the thermometer and where is your thermostats sensor?

[jamie20]

My thermometre is near the ground where the heat mats are and my thermo is near that aswell. The temp of ground seems to b ok during the day. Its the at night time when I switch the lights off. Could I use a infered heater?

[Bacardi]

try raising the thermostat probe slightly, something like a bit of cardboard taped under the probe between it and the heat mat/glass.