heat rocks....

while i was wokring at petco yesterday, i had a customer asking about his BP not eating since halloween.i gave him advice about the set up and temps and he said he'd do the changes that i asked him to do. i noticed he was buying a heat rock and i told him that they arent good for heat sources and to use a heat mat that we sell there.he said he keeps his BP in a wooden tank and an UTH wouldnt work. he then said what he could do is palce the heat rock at the very bottom and then cover it with a thick layer with the aspen bedding he's using to provide heat. would that be a good idea?

heat rocks are a bad idea period.

ok i'll start saying that, thanks.

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

ok i'll start saying that, thanks.

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Heat rocks are responsible for more burns than people would like to admit.

and that goes for all reptiles or just snakes?

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

and that goes for all reptiles or just snakes?

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All reptiles. Because you have no way of monitoring the temp the surface of the rock is getting.

So what animal are the heat rocks really aimed at? Leos? :confused:

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Originally Posted by Sausage

So what animal are the heat rocks really aimed at? Leos? :confused:

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I think reptiles in general--when I was younger (and way less experienced), I was sold a setup including a heat rock for a green iguana. He didn't make it to a year old, though :( That's what inexperienced keeping gets you.

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Originally Posted by Sausage

So what animal are the heat rocks really aimed at? Leos? :confused:

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heat rocks are aimed at mainly lizards to offer a "basking" spot. But without being able to control and monitor the heat they are very dangerous.

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

while i was wokring at petco yesterday, i had a customer asking about his BP not eating since halloween.i gave him advice about the set up and temps and he said he'd do the changes that i asked him to do. i noticed he was buying a heat rock and i told him that they arent good for heat sources and to use a heat mat that we sell there.he said he keeps his BP in a wooden tank and an UTH wouldnt work. he then said what he could do is palce the heat rock at the very bottom and then cover it with a thick layer with the aspen bedding he's using to provide heat. would that be a good idea?

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the snake could easily move the aspen off the heat rock, too.