If used under the tank the tank must be raised on the rubber feet provided or some other arrangement.
How to install a heat mat in a wooden vivarium.
Undertank heat mats.
If they were placed on the outside then the wood insulates the mat and slows the heat getting into the vivarium where it is needed.
I have a heat mat in my wooden viv i use dessert sand to cover it tho and have never had a problem.
Heat mats must be controlled by a thermostat.
Ever wondered how to install a heat mat if you use a vivarium.
I have a california kingsnake and she is ready to move into her new vivarium which is made of wood.
Check your heat mat mains cable and plug for damage before use.
Undertank heat mats are low wattage heat mats that can be used under the tank as well as on the side of the tank.
I use aspen shavings as a substrate and the heat mat is the only source of heat.
Heat mat with wooden vivarium help need advice so i was wondering how exactly i am supposed to set up a heat mat with a wooden vivarium as having it on the outside would mean the heat can t get through the wood but at the same time i ve been told not to use heat mats inside vivarium so what exactly am i supposed to do.
Helpful if you own reptiles.
The ones shown here from zoo med have an adhesive backing and are applied right to the glass of the tank.
I ve never had a wooden viv before and was wondering where do i put the heat mat.
Where to put a heat mat in a wooden vivarium.