Heat Cable?

I was at the pet store today and I saw something called heat cable.Is this good for crested geckos?Or is it bad because it is direct contact with the animal?

Moved to the crestie forum.

it was intended to be for all reptiles,but i wrote cresty.Oh well,thanx,carson

Not for sure of the make of the heat cable you saw but The cable I have gets very hot so it would need to be controlled using a thermostat ... Also for cresteds you dont want a large heated area a small hot spot of 80-83 degrees is more than enough heat for a crested I heat my cages with only a under cabinate flourecent fixture mounted in the cage

I heard you dont need a heating source for cresties,room temps are fine,is that true?

That would Highly depend on you room temps..... :wink:

My room temps are around 85 in the day,is this good?

http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....rtid=11&page=1

Marla wrote a great Crestie caresheet. Might wanna give it a look over. It should answer most of your questions :D

ambient of 85 is a bit high and would likely stress them out target ambient temps should fall in the mid to high 70's

what if i turn the fan on in my room on low setting?

A little common sence is all that is needed to figure out how to reduce your room temps . try useing the fan .. measure your room temps and see if it works... :wink: