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So i have a small heat mat on my 10gal tank for my gecko. and i have a 30-40 gal heat mat on my 40 gal tank for my bearded dragon. They both work ok like i can feel the heat but it doesnt really help raise the humidity or temp maybe a few degrees but nothing great for the price i paid. so i started looking at other devices and saw the heat cables. I was wondering if anyone has had any exp with the cable? or if anyone knows of anything else?
 
I have no experience with the heat cable but i know your Bearded dragon for sure needs a basking spot. aka a dome light on top of the tank on the warm side. Do you have that provided?
 
BrittneyM said:
I have no experience with the heat cable but i know your Bearded dragon for sure needs a basking spot. aka a dome light on top of the tank on the warm side. Do you have that provided?
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yes i sure do have a basking spot for him. i guess im just gonna have to take a chance and try the heat cable out since noone else responded thanks tho
 
Honestly you are probably fine with the heat pad. If you want top heat at night try looking into heat emmiter bulbs. They dont produce any light so its perfect
 
cajunreptiles said:
So i have a small heat mat on my 10gal tank for my gecko. and i have a 30-40 gal heat mat on my 40 gal tank for my bearded dragon. They both work ok like i can feel the heat but it doesnt really help raise the humidity or temp maybe a few degrees but nothing great for the price i paid. so i started looking at other devices and saw the heat cables. I was wondering if anyone has had any exp with the cable? or if anyone knows of anything else?
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I'm assuming that this is a 40 gallon glass tank with a screen lid? If so, much of your heat and humidity will simply escape from the open top. You can try attaching thick plastic sheeting over 2/3 of the lid, with double-sided Scotch tape. That may help hold in heat and moisture, to some degree. Some people also use a towel instead of plastic.

For heating underneath a glass tank, I don't think the cable would be any better than what you already have. If it's anything like the heat cable I had years ago, you're supposed to leave a certain amount of space between each coil of cable, so I don't think you'd get very good coverage.
 
The heat pad should be fine in addition to a heat lamp.

What substrate are you using and how deep is it over the heat pad?

I place a piece of ceramic tile over the heat pad to help absorb the heat.
 
ApexPredatorBoids said:
I'm assuming that this is a 40 gallon glass tank with a screen lid? If so, much of your heat and humidity will simply escape from the open top. You can try attaching thick plastic sheeting over 2/3 of the lid, with double-sided Scotch tape. That may help hold in heat and moisture, to some degree. Some people also use a towel instead of plastic.

For heating underneath a glass tank, I don't think the cable would be any better than what you already have. If it's anything like the heat cable I had years ago, you're supposed to leave a certain amount of space between each coil of cable, so I don't think you'd get very good coverage.
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I just read actually about covering the top like half way with some sort of material to keep heat and humidity up more. but i have it worked out where the heat stays up high enough during day and night thanks for everyones help
 
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