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  • 06-18-2012, 05:54 AM
    OhhWatALoser
    To put a heat source on the ground in a reptile enclosure and maintain the same safety standards compared to flexwatt outside the cage, it would have to be completely waterproof (not water resistant) I should be able to put it under water, snakes get things wet. The cord leaving it should be heavy duty, can't have conductor exposed obviously, then you need a thermostat with a temperature probe to be on the heat rock itself, secured in a way the snake isn't going to move it, also making sure the cord on it will not be compromised in anyway. So now your at near the same "safeness" as flexwatt outside of the tub of a typical setup and now the snake has heating spot the size of the heat rock., instead of one wall or part of the floor.

    Even after all that outside the tub is safer and more ideal.
  • 06-18-2012, 12:11 PM
    melodyb1985
    Re: heat rocks
    thanks everyone! iv only bought one thing from that pet store and that was when i was in highschool and didnt know any better...and that was a guinea pig..after about 2 weeks of having it its fur fell off...and i had bugs every were and then it died....so i would never buy anything from them again...i just took my son there to feed there turtles....and noticed all the heat rocks...if you read there reviews online there horrible reviews
  • 06-18-2012, 02:02 PM
    Wicked Constrictors
    I know what pet store your talking about, the people that work there dont care about anything but money, look in the cage and you will see ants and mites :mad: and they are all so rude in there too.
  • 06-18-2012, 02:06 PM
    RetiredJedi
    So trying to safely use a heat rock for any animal is kind of like trying to pick up a turd from the clean end.
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