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02-Jan-07, 01:12 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: east victoria | | |  Heat Matt Postition?
ok guys,
the question i hav is where if at all would u put a heat mat on a mdf/wooden enclosure? under the substrait or under the enclosure (although i wouldnt imagine much heat to go through wood/mdf?) correct me if im wrong?
Cheers Rick-
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02-Jan-07, 01:23 PM
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unsure as i hav not purchised one yet? but just trying to get a genral idea?
Thanks-
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02-Jan-07, 01:29 PM
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i just purchased a heat cord. do you have yours in the cage (under the substrate) or under the cage?...i have a glass cage and the heat travels through pretty well
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02-Jan-07, 01:34 PM
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I have a plastic reptile enclosure & i have an 8watt heat matt underneth.
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02-Jan-07, 01:36 PM
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yeah i keep my heat mats under the cages...but one doesnt seem to be warming up enough (where as the previous one burnt the table because it got too hot..got rid of that one)
thanks
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02-Jan-07, 01:39 PM
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How many watts are they sc1010?
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02-Jan-07, 01:39 PM
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i keep my heat cords under the enclosures, lizards and snake
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02-Jan-07, 01:46 PM
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I have always wondered about this. I always figured underneath the tank but then again the big glass tanks I have are fairly heavy..so I'm not sure.
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02-Jan-07, 02:01 PM
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for the point of the exercise to save ur wooden enclosure a basking/heat lamp would be prefered?
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02-Jan-07, 04:05 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Berrimah | | | | what type of floor
If you have a thick floor, put it inside the enclosure under the substrate keep a close eye on surface temp for a day or 2 and make sure your animal cant sit directly on it.
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02-Jan-07, 06:31 PM
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ive just built an enclosure for a blackhead and i am putting a 40w mat in the inside of the customwood enclosure but i am placing a 6mm cement sheet on top to spread the heat and have it on a thermostat then put my kittylitter susbstrate on top of that
i have modeled mine off a reptile shops owners set up
good luck
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02-Jan-07, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ashleigh:]  How many watts are they sc1010? | Ashleigh,
the mat is 10w and the cord is 15w....but the mat is about 25-30cm x10cm and then it has the bit that the power cord attatches to making it even narrower...
sophie
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