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Heat Question

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  • 12-26-2011, 01:42 PM
    reptile keeper
    Heat Question
    My daugther got a leopard gecko for christmas should she use uth or heat lamp for heat
  • 12-26-2011, 04:51 PM
    Clementine_3
    They need belly heat so a uth with a thermostat is the most common/preferred method. A nice ceramic (not slippery smooth!) or slate tile holds the heat very nicely.

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  • 12-26-2011, 07:18 PM
    EverEvolvingExotics
    Yes, you can use heat tape or an UTH hooked up to a thermostat to heat. Like the above said you can use tile or slate for a substrate. It holds heat very well, is attractive looking, and is by far the easiest and cheapest to keep clean. Home Depot and Lowes will cut the tiles for you, some charge a small amount per cut and other stores will do it for free. A lamp for a small tank will prove difficult to provide a proper temperature gradient.

    Post some pictures of the new addition if you can!
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