heat mat placement

[mitch_hynes]

hey guys I was just wondering is it fine to have a heat mat in the actual enclosure with substrate over is or will I have to cover it with something so the snake cant come into direct contact???

 

[Umbral]

Heat mats are best used under the enclosure, heat cords however are good for inside enclosures.

 

[mitch_hynes]

yea but I cant put it under the enclosure because its going to be made out of timber and the heat wont go through haha :/

 

[Chris]

You should have some air flow around them & have them connected to a thermostat.

 

[mitch_hynes]

it will be hooked up to a thermostat but my question is how do I use it if I cant put it under the enclosure because the bottom will be thickish timber

 

[efi001]

I also have a timber enclosure so I stuck my heatmat on a same size floor tile and then sat a second tile on top of the heat mat. Depending on the thickness of the tile, mine are about 5-6mm thick, I have checked it with a thermometer on top and get a temperature about 32 degrees constant and my spotted seems to be happy to coil on it.

 

[mitch_hynes]

I also have a timber enclosure so I stuck my heatmat on a same size floor tile and then sat a second tile on top of the heat mat. Depending on the thickness of the tile, mine are about 5-6mm thick, I have checked it with a thermometer on top and get a temperature about 32 degrees constant and my spotted seems to be happy to coil on it.

ok thanks for the info much appreciated

 

[Porkbones]

I also have a timber enclosure so I stuck my heatmat on a same size floor tile and then sat a second tile on top of the heat mat. Depending on the thickness of the tile, mine are about 5-6mm thick, I have checked it with a thermometer on top and get a temperature about 32 degrees constant and my spotted seems to be happy to coil on it.

You may be able to help me with my question. I have a wooden tv cabinet that I'm doing up for a snake.im going to use the heat mat and do the tile on top and underneath.question is, the hole that u drill so you can put your heat mat into the cabinet, how did u seal it up so nothing can get out ?i

 

[Thyla]

I've kept heat mats in plastic enclosures covered with 1-2cm of sand with thermostat's set to 32ish and never had a problem with geckos for three years.