2006-10-11 08:24:51 · 14 answers · asked by Skittles 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
That's basically it. You can get heat tape, which is similar to heatpads... You COULD get a heat rock, but I don't trust those, they are much harder to regulate... They used to be fairly unreliable, and while their producers claim to have improved them, I still think they're too risky.
2006-10-11 08:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personaly keep my reptiles in a heated room - I work out what air temp I want, put the correct ammount of heaters into the room with my reptiles and there we go. If my reptiles need high humidity I simply put warm water in a sprayer and spray +- 2 times a day. If you have reptiles that need more heat than another then put them closer/further to the heater as needed.
If you don't want to use a heater then put them in a room that you know gets warm, you could even put them in direct sunlight, which is good for them (but make sure they have a place to hide, have water and a place to cool off).
2006-10-11 15:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by Munchies09 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What kind of reptile? For aquatic reptiles you can add a heater like you would a fish tank. For a non aquatic reptile they have things like vines that are heated for them to climb on and a heating coil that would go under the sand or whatever substrate you use. I heard that heating rocks aren't good though since the reptile can burn itself.
2006-10-11 15:32:11 · answer #3 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if the reptile is not aquatic they have heat rocks which sit in the tank and the lizard can crawl on it to get warm but a heat lamp is the best way to go.
2006-10-12 22:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by joe 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have tree frogs and i got the stick heating pads and put them on the sides of the cage...they get warm but dont make the glass hot so it doesnt bother my frogs. I put one on each side and then theres always the hot rocks...they absorb heat from the heating lamps and stay warm. hope this helps
2006-10-11 15:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use what's called a "hot rock" which is available at most larger pet stores. It's a large flat rock-like thing with a heating element inside of it. The whole rock gets warm (but not too warm), and the snakes can move onto it or off of it as they need to to regulate their body temperture. (We didn't like having to keep a light on all the time; even the red ones were annoying, so we got the hot rock and it worked great!)
2006-10-11 16:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ceramic emitters a heat element that you put in a heat lamp but it has no light just heat.
2006-10-13 22:25:09 · answer #7 · answered by lizardlover42000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't use a heat rock. The animal will sit on it too long and will burn.
2006-10-11 17:07:51 · answer #8 · answered by thewrights3 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are heat rocks. but mites can easly hide in side the tiny pores of them and make them very difficult to get rid of.
2006-10-11 15:50:44 · answer #9 · answered by inkslinger00743 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are also heat rocks but depending on what kind of animal you have they may not be the safest since most lizards adn snakes will stay on them too long adn burn themselves, or even possibly cook themselves... the heat mats are the safest
2006-10-11 15:53:09 · answer #10 · answered by nikki 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋