Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum
I'm reconsidering my statement above. I suppose with no thermostat and way too much insulating substrate, all bets are off. With a temp of 89F on top of 4" of coco chip and all that above an air gap, the temps underneath must have been quite high. I'm glad nothing worse happened.
How large was the original enclosure, and what size is the heating pad? I'm curious in part to understand what sort of situation could cause the damage you mention, and also to figure out if maybe a new and larger heat pad would be a good idea (I like to shoot for about a third of the enclosure warm, ideally tapering off to the cool side). After running it at such high temps, it may be a good idea anyway.
Hi Malum Argenteum!
I just noticed your post. Sorry for the delayed reply.
I've attached pics of the initial tank he was in and where the UTH was located. The UTH did cover 1/3 of the 10x20 tank. So that's a plus. And you can see the substrate depth. Also attached is the warped pad itself.
His new tank is a 20g long. It's a 30x12. Would a new heating pad sized 8x12 work for the new tank?
Reading the posts from you and Bogertophis, I too, am VERY thankful nothing detrimental has happened to my little guy!
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