2007-10-11 10:45:39 · 6 answers · asked by Goldiefish 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
we have a snake and we keep him in an aquarium. we keep his heating pad under the aquarium and put his water bowl over top of where we have the heating pad he likes going under the water bowl to keep warm!
2007-10-11 10:51:56 · answer #1 · answered by Bridget Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under tank heating pads stick to the bottom of the tank on the outside. They can still get over 100F, so they must be attached to a thermostat or dimmer switch. A digital probe thermometer should be layed on the glass bottom inside the tank to monitor temps. For instance, the glass bottom temp for a corn snake should read 85F. The snake can either lay on top of the bedding or burrow down further to wam up.
2007-10-11 19:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the heating pad , if its for reptiles should not get hot enough to burn it if you have covering like carpet. make sure it is on the OUTSIDE of the cage.
I personally would not put the water bowl on top of the heater for a couple of reasons, but one main reason is because you want the snake to have a cool side and a warm side. They would use the water to be cool and if you are warming up the water all the time its not efficient for the snake...
2007-10-11 17:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by Ajaxnl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The heating pad needs to be underneath the tank. Your snake can get burned if it can get to the pad.
2007-10-11 18:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by maxevans256 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea it will. the heating pad are designed to b used with substartes or carpets. and u cant put the water bowl on top of the heating pad. it can cause issues later. just use the zoo med reptile carpet. its actually designed for this type of thing.
2007-10-13 10:55:54 · answer #5 · answered by brownec_870 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will heating pads are for laying under you tank.
2007-10-14 02:35:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋