New enthusiast with heat-mat question.

[basin79]

That's where units are helpful, especially when you're mixing units in your descriptions.

To be fair I'm lumping you with this fail. It's all on you.


I did put 4". " being an inch.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Yes. I'm getting paid. For every mat stat I sell I get 3p.

Swag - Pure finest £

 

[basin79]

Swag - Pure finest £

Aye. In 4 years I've made 27p. And that's all mine. No need to tell the tax man "wink wink"

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Aye. In 4 years I've made 27p. And that's all mine. No need to tell the tax man "wink wink"

Swag - old good Sid "... How many ways to get what you want I use the best I use the rest..."

 

[basin79]

Swag - old good Sid "... How many ways to get what you want I use the best I use the rest..."

I fear you have lost me completely with that.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I fear you have lost me completely with that.

Swag - Sid Vicious, Anarchy in the UK, lovely nonsense I love to deliver

 

[basin79]

Swag - Sid Vicious, Anarchy in the UK, lovely nonsense I love to deliver

Ahhhhhh the Sex Pistols.

 

[Venom1080]

exo tera are not for terrestrials, in fact, they are probably the worst cage for them. by turning it on its side and with significant modification, it is usable. but id recommend just buying a good sized kritter keeper.

 

[Anoplogaster]

I've got my Brachypelma Smithi girl in a 30x30x30 exo terra. 4" of sub and she's right as a clock.

To be fair I'm lumping you with this fail. It's all on you.


I did put 4". " being an inch.

Actually, I was referring to your 30x30x30, which had no marks on it. I take no part in this fail. It's completely on you, my friend

 

[basin79]

Actually, I was referring to your 30x30x30, which had no marks on it. I take no part in this fail. It's completely on you, my friend

Nope. Exo terra only do a 30cm cobe. Not a 30 inch cube. So...........

 

[The Minataur]

To state the obvious, whatever you chose, monitor the inside temp and humidity of the tank obsessively until you get a feel for how the chosen option directly affects both.
I deeply apologize if this sounds condescending. You are clearly already thinking this way. It's just I know how easy it is to pick something and feel like your job is done. Folks choose different options for their enclosures often due to where they are, and what works in their region/climate/home/life. The only way to really know what works in YOUR home is to pick something recommended in this thread and then monitor the ever-loving-bejeezes out of the tank conditions.

 

[runCMD]

I have a GBB and an LP in Exo Terra nanos and they're both doing great with successful molts. The LP I have set up with sort of a hill and a cork tube cave buried in it where it hangs out. When it gets bigger I have a medium-low that I think will work great.

Seems like those are pretty area specific (geographically speaking)... not so easy to find in the US for a decent price... I love the idea though.

These work great for me. I have another model but it doesn't behave the exact same way and I use it on my roach colony. I have three of these on my spiders with 4W heat mats though and so far so good:

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Thermostat-Seedling-Heat-Enclosures/dp/B016L7J2A4