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I was curious about heat rocks for my bearded dragon. It gets kind of cold in the house at night and I don't want to keep the lamp on at night. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to put it under the sand so it wouldn't get too hot and cook my new pet.
 
Sand holds heat well enough that burying it will do little good to decrease the temperature of the heat rock. Dragons temps can safely drop into the 60's at night time. If your temps get below that you can always invest in a nocturnal heat bulb with a low wattage to keep the temps from dipping to low.
 
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a shot. one more thing, what kind of thermometer should I pick up to moniter the temperature in the tank?
 
I would buy an infrared temperature gun. It allows you to take the temp of any square inch of your enclosure in just seconds. Just point, click and get an accurate temp. I highly recommend them.

I got mine for about $25.00
 
Heat rocks bad

Heat rocks are evil!! If you're that concerned you could use an under tank heater, but I would just skip it all and just leave as be. Just like Rebel Dragons said, the sand holds the heat well enough and a nice night time temp drop is fine. I know I wouldn't want to be roasting all day and night.
 
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