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What do you guys use for a basking platform?

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I am trying to get ideas for Tequilas tank, right now she has a kind of ramp, but she is starting to have trouble with it. She slides alot, probably because it has shelf liner on it. I need some better ideas, because I am stumped. Could I get some help, please? Pics would be great.
 
I am an enthusiastic user of the Grip-It type plastic drawer and shelf liner.

It is soft and cushy but tacky so it provides great traction. It is not solid, more perforated like a screen and comes in different colors. I buy it at dollar discount stores by the roll. My favorite use is as screening for shy animals. I affix it to the outside of the tank in hiding areas. It can be adhered well with masking tape, aquarium silicone or my favorite Jone's Tones clear glue. It cuts to fit with regular scissors.

Because it is so inexpensive I don't balk at throwing it out. It can be washed and freshend nicely in a sink of dishwater.

In the picture it shows the liner being used to drape the open end of a platform. I am using it here as screening. But it shows you what the stuff looks like.
 

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I use paver blocks/bricks. In larger cages, I just stack them. They hold heat really well, and are so heavy even the mightiest of my dragons can't get them to budge. 43 cents at Home Depot.
 
Tile

I use a 12_inch_x_12_inch itallian ceramic tile aquired from LOWES.

The surface tempurature of the tile is between 105F and 110F. :hot: It is kept perfectly level on the floor of their cage about 16.5_inches from a 50 watt G.E. flood light bulb. The bulb is outside of the cage on top of a wire mesh lid to prevent my Dragons from getting burned. I also use a 2_foot ReptiSun 10.0 Linear Fluorescent UVB lamp as well.

http://www.zoomed.com/html/linear_10.php

:)

John J Starr Jr
 
I use a peice of red slate i got from a fish store.Its nice cause it heats the whole way through the rock.When i take it out to clean it even the bottom is nicy and toasty.
 
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