Thank you for the lovely debate. I am going to stick with my reptie-bark as it claims its safe, but when its time to change out in the future, I will switch to an aspen. Does aspen hold humidity better?
Is it bad my friend likes the extra hot under his rock?
Last question, is there a difference between dimmer and thermostat and is there any generic models I can buy at a home improvement store or something? I hate to spend 50 dollars at petco on a 1000watt model when my heat pad only pulls 24watts. but if thats the only option, then ill do it asap.