heat rocks....

[Snakeman]

while i was wokring at petco yesterday, i had a customer asking about his BP not eating since halloween.i gave him advice about the set up and temps and he said he'd do the changes that i asked him to do. i noticed he was buying a heat rock and i told him that they arent good for heat sources and to use a heat mat that we sell there.he said he keeps his BP in a wooden tank and an UTH wouldnt work. he then said what he could do is palce the heat rock at the very bottom and then cover it with a thick layer with the aspen bedding he's using to provide heat. would that be a good idea?

[Freakie_frog]

heat rocks are a bad idea period.

[Snakeman]

ok i'll start saying that, thanks.

[Freakie_frog]

ok i'll start saying that, thanks.

Heat rocks are responsible for more burns than people would like to admit.

[Snakeman]

and that goes for all reptiles or just snakes?

[Freakie_frog]

and that goes for all reptiles or just snakes?

All reptiles. Because you have no way of monitoring the temp the surface of the rock is getting.

[Sausage]

So what animal are the heat rocks really aimed at? Leos?

[AzureN1ght]

So what animal are the heat rocks really aimed at? Leos?

I think reptiles in general--when I was younger (and way less experienced), I was sold a setup including a heat rock for a green iguana. He didn't make it to a year old, though That's what inexperienced keeping gets you.

[Freakie_frog]

So what animal are the heat rocks really aimed at? Leos?

heat rocks are aimed at mainly lizards to offer a "basking" spot. But without being able to control and monitor the heat they are very dangerous.

[rocky ball-boa]

while i was wokring at petco yesterday, i had a customer asking about his BP not eating since halloween.i gave him advice about the set up and temps and he said he'd do the changes that i asked him to do. i noticed he was buying a heat rock and i told him that they arent good for heat sources and to use a heat mat that we sell there.he said he keeps his BP in a wooden tank and an UTH wouldnt work. he then said what he could do is palce the heat rock at the very bottom and then cover it with a thick layer with the aspen bedding he's using to provide heat. would that be a good idea?

the snake could easily move the aspen off the heat rock, too.