I will be getting my Stars this week and I have a few questions regarding enclosure. I have read conflicting advice and want to ensure I start off right. My Stars will be around 8 months old. I was planning on doing 1/2 bed a beast and 1/2 sand for substrate with a moist hide. I have read where the main substrate that was used was hay and 1/2-1/2 coir/sand or coir/top soil in their hide area. I really didn't want to use the hay due to mold but I will if this is better for them. What do most Star owners use for substrate? I also have a ceramic heat emitter which I set up to test the temps. I had the heat emitter about 8 inches from the bottom of the enclosure and it did not get above 70 F. Is this a faulty heat emitter or is this normal? What is the name of the device that you plug your heaters into that regulates the temp (i.e. shuts off and on to regulate set temp).
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