Belly heat for wooden cage

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Originally Posted by KMG

Big Apple Herp( bigappleherp.com ) has two waterproof heat mats that are designed around being able to place them inside the tank. The first is the IntelliTemp mat http://www.bigappleherp.com/Intellit...=2&category=14 which are pretty resaonable in price. The other is a Kane mat but they are pretty expensive.

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I would suggest having something over the heat mat if you put it directly in the cage, that way you get the heat, but prevent burns.
Also, I'd look for some pads that when they fail, the temp goes down, because some, especially things like heat rocks, the temperature goes sky high, and can cause some serious burns.

The more I think about the more I am thinking of replacing the bottom with a piece of tempered glass. Any ideas how thick I should go? I think standard is 1/8".

I would call a glass place and explain your project and see what they say.