Nearly finished building my reptile enclosure and I'm currently looking at the heating aspect. What I have made is roughly a 4'x2'x2' particle board cage. It will have a fake rock wall, black interior and red sand.
I was thinking of a heating mat under some sand that automatically turns off when it's reached a particular temperature and a single ceramic 100W or 150W heat emitter towards the end of the cage with the mat. The heat emitter would be used with a thermostat.
Alternatively:
A single ceramic 150W heat emitter that is turned on for a 3-4 hours a day and a second lower power heat emitter that is hooked up to a thermostat.
What do you think would be best?
Or any better ideas?
I was thinking of a heating mat under some sand that automatically turns off when it's reached a particular temperature and a single ceramic 100W or 150W heat emitter towards the end of the cage with the mat. The heat emitter would be used with a thermostat.
Alternatively:
A single ceramic 150W heat emitter that is turned on for a 3-4 hours a day and a second lower power heat emitter that is hooked up to a thermostat.
What do you think would be best?
Or any better ideas?