okay so i just bought an under tank hating pad and i need info like should it stay on 24/7?:confused:
01-28-2010, 08:03 PM
BPelizabeth
Re: need info
You need to get a thermostat to regulate it. Otherwise it could and will cook your snake! Now some places that sell these will say you don't need them....you do!!
01-28-2010, 08:03 PM
Stewart_Reptiles
Re: need info
Quote:
Originally Posted by jacob985
okay so i just bought an under tank hating pad and i need info like should it stay on 24/7?:confused:
Yes and it should be plugged into a thermostat.
Any heat source need to be controlled by a thermostat to provide proper temps and avoid over-heating, which could lead to severe burns. ;)
01-28-2010, 08:05 PM
jacob985
Re: need info
this pad stays at about the right temp it doesnt get all that hot just warm
01-28-2010, 08:09 PM
BallsUnlimited
Re: need info
your gonna learn the hard way....t stat or dont waste your time.
01-28-2010, 08:09 PM
Stewart_Reptiles
Re: need info
Quote:
Originally Posted by jacob985
this pad stays at about the right temp it doesnt get all that hot just warm
:colbert: there is no self regulating heat pad they all need to be controlled even those that are supposedly not getting over a certain temps actually do.
You have a heat pad you need a thermostat or it will be an accident to happen.
And remember what is warm to you to the touch is often too hot for a hot spot.
For example your body temp is 98.6 therefore a heat pad at 98.6 would feel barely warm to you however the temp would be too high for a BP.
I will direct you back to what I recommended you to go over in one of your previous thread
okay what is the best brand to buy along the lines of a thermostat iturned off the pad for now and have him under a lamp till i get a thermomiter
01-28-2010, 08:19 PM
BPelizabeth
Re: need info
Go to reptile basics they have good ones. There is also one called a Herpstat
If you cannot get one right away I might suggest a heat lamp until you can plug your heat pad into a thermostat. The only reason I keep pushing this is because I have seen really really bad pictures of what happens when they are not regulated.
