Quote Originally Posted by Shelby View Post
$12 heating pad sounds nice.. better than $20 for a herp heating pad. I swear, if it's for reptiles, they think they can make it twice as expensive. lol

I may try removing my heating pads.. I'd really like to have my glass tanks back for fish, and I can move my snakes to the rubbermaid bins. They'll be happier too probably, will feel more secure in translucent plastic rather than clear glass.

It's crazy how stores mark prices up for reptile/fish/animal supplies in general. I was buying some shrimp for my fish a while back and happened to notice a bag of shrimp while walking past the turtle stuff in the store. Same EXACT freeze-dried shrimp in a different package, but twice as much product for almost the same price!!! So now I shop around other sections before buying...

As far as removing heat pads, just go slow and be careful. From what I understand, those little heating coils/wires are extremely fragile and can break and not function properly if broken. Haven't experienced that personally, but have read a few different people say that has happened to them. Good luck!