WhyDoPetstoresCarryHeatRocks?

Heat rocks are really bad. I don't get why the petstore sells them.

Heat rocks are okay for some other species I believe, just not for snakes.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Heat rocks are okay for some other species I believe, just not for snakes.

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x2 mainly lizards from what i have seen/heard.

I have no idea why they carry them, but at least at the one where I work we don't actually sell them! Whenever we see someone looking at them we go over, explain the risks, and suggest an UTH or heat lamp instead (depending on species). We actually sell heat rocks so rarely that our stock of them is literally covered in a thick layer of dust :P

Good for lizards.

Once you cut the cord off of them, they're perfect basking rocks. ;P
I just read a few articles. They are apparently not suitable for any species that I could find. They are not a proper source of primary or secondary heat and are the cause of most burns(that and any other source of heat the reptile can sit on that is not controlled by a thermostat)
I wouldn't use them for any of my herps, future or present.

They sell them to make money off of inexperienced reptile keepers.

It is an ignorant product, but one well entrenched in the reptile pet world.

I don't know of any setup/species where they would be appropriate.

But pet stores are not hobbyists stores, or breeder stores, they are pet stores, and they carry many lowest common denominator products that appeal to folks shopping for disposable reptiles. Many of the products are terrible choices, ignorant choices, or cheap imitations of actual good products.

Yeah, I wouldn't even use one for a uromastyx and they can tollerate some serious heat.

Heat rocks are a neat idea, but unless they are properly controlled, they are of no use other than to scam new herpers.

I agree those aren't appropriate for ANY species. They carry them bc they can Sell them to any unsuspecting poor customer. Anything that makes cash in a Petstore is there solely to make cash.


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