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Great for young corn snakes
I use it on my 20 month old corn snake's "bedroom". (I hate the word "cage" so I call it her bedroom, it's really a 20 gallon fishtank.) It's just the right heat, anything bigger would get too hot for a corn even in a 55 gallon tank. Anything much stronger could cause burns. When she moves to the 55 gallon "bedroom", I'm going to use two of these next together so that she gets the same temperature she's used to and won't run the risk of burns. I've never had any problems with her getting a respiratory infection (yes snakes get colds too, they're also more prone to them when they're too chilly) and I think that this product is partially responsible for her good health.
Just a side note--when it gets really cold in the winter, I will actually move her so that she's on the heat pad right before I go to bed. It's kinda like tucking a infant in for the night. It's easier for a warm reptile to move to the cool spot than for a chilly reptile to move to the warm spot.
Another side note--you need to put it at one end of the tank. Reptiles need a warm side and a cool side, that's most often reffered to as a temperature gradient. IMPORTANT: it goes on the OUTSIDE of the tank. I've heard of people putting it inside the tank and having their "scaly babies" get burns. Also, DON'T put the water dish over the heat pad, put it on the cold side, if it sloshes the heat pad will be ruined. By ruined, I mean it overheats and burns the reptile.
[Sunday, May 25, 2008]
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Perfect for heating a hermit crab home throughout a cold winter
We've had hermit crabs for years now - this year - with the cost of heating fuel, I wanted to keep the temps down in the house - I can put an extra sweater on the kids - but what about Hermie I and II? I bought this little item - slapped it on the side of their tank (outside) - put their water bowl on the inside close to the heat - and whalla - perfect warm humid environment. Even though the house is usually below 70 - Hermie I and II will come out and play - they did move their hermie huts to be a bit closer to the heat source - but not directly next to it. I haven't even noticed my electric bill going up at all - but my gas bill (heat) has certainly gone down - and thats a good thing !
[Friday, February 15, 2008]
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A very good heater
My son bought a crocodile gecko this summer. We had trouble finding a heater for the 10 gallon gecko home- I guess it is a common size so both pet stores were sold out. I found this for a very good price and it is working out great.
[Friday, September 14, 2007]
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