I have some beautiful sulcata hatchlings from my adults sulcatas. They hatched early july and are ready for good caring homes. Price $60 each. I live close to tampa and i dont ship so this is for locals or people who dont mind driving. These babies are healthy, eating mixed greens and Mazuri...
I have been testing it. So far the warmest it has gotten is 107° without being plugged into a rheostat or thermostat. With the rheostat attached I have been able to adjust the temp to whatever I want it at. Right now it's running mid 90's and I can go up or down. I think I will also try it with...
I used some non sanded grout (the kind you mix with water) I had leftover from a previous tile job. I didn't use silicon. I'm not planning on submerging it in water. I'm sure it will be safe against splashes. I mixed the grout a little on the wet side and embedded the THG heat tape in it making...
I know I can go the undertake heater route. Or use a one of those nice heat panels.
It's just the idea of a heated rock seems great. A nice warm rock for a little tort to crawl up on and relax and warm up to is a great idea.... if we they could just be made safe and reliable.
I'm actually...
Thanks for your input mike. I think I'm gonna get rid of the hot rock. I like the idea of the hot rock but I'm gonna heed everyone's warnings and try something different. Besides this hot rock seems like it's acting up. It hasn't overheated but it seems to shut off sometimes after being plugged...
I admit I'm a do it yourselfer. I don't necessarily recommend doing things the way I do. Heck maybe I shouldn't even post this stuff. I'm just a mechanically inclined tinkerer with a basic understanding of how things work so I do the best i can with what I have to work with.
It is safely suspended. The heating element isn't dangerously close to anything. The surrounding area doesn't get hot. But it does a great job of keeping the temps stable.
I used this for a couple months so far. I started a baby redfoot in it. This will be the 2nd time around.
No it doesn't run all the time. It usually only run 1 to 2 minutes and than shuts off for several minutes.
Humidity hasn't been an issue with it.
It was noisy at first. Than i used the foam...
I just place a rubber maid tub in it with moist paper towels on the bottom for the hatchlings until their plastrons close up then I can remove the tub and let them roam the cypress mulch substrate and sphagnum
I use a mini hair dryer as a forced air heater to maintain the ambient temp. You can see how its mounted from the topside and underside of the foam lid. I have it encapsulated in foam rubber to cut down on vibration. When I first stuck it through just the foam board without the foam rubber it...