I am currently building a custom cage, which will fit into the corner of my house.
The dimensions are going to by 36" (side 1) x 25.5" (side 2) x 25.5" (side 3), and is 2' in depth / height.
I plan on housing some various aborial (sp?) geckos. Not together obviously, I will have a total of 4 setups. I am not sure on what species of gecko yet either, I have a lot in mind, and some may not be a gecko even. But the animal is not immediatly important yet. Basically, I just want to know the best way to heat the tanks. I was debating on a heating panel, like this one:
http://www.pro-products.com/proheat.html
Or one of the thinner 'mat' type ones like Big Apple has:
http://www.bigappleherp.com/Reptile_...ls_118100.html
I know some animals need to bask, so I wanted to take that into account as well. There will be a screen seperating the panel and the tank, but I have to keep in mind with the geckos, I don't want them walking right onto the heating panel. Would the screen then become to hot? I know most of the gecko's don't need to bask, as something like a dragon would. But the aboreal ones don't really use UDH either, so something that keeps the tank warmer at the top, and cooler at the bottom I think would work best.
So basically, just curious what you would recoment to heat a tank of my dimensions, for aboreal gecko species. Keep in mind i live in NY, so the winters get chilly, and heat in the house is generally set at 68 in the winter, so they need some good solid heating, but the summer is not a big deal, as 80's are common.
If you need more info from me, just ask. Thanks in advance.