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#2264335
MandibleHead
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About tile flooring 
so if i put tile for the grounding will the heatmat still work? would i have to attatch it to a tile or some thing or what?
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04/26/12 03:08pm
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#2264385
MandibleHead
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Message To: MandibleHead In reference to Message Id: 2264335
About tile flooring
is tile flooring better because crickets dont escape in below the repticarp? or is irt that its ez to clean ??
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04/26/12 08:47pm
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#2264425
Artic Jewel
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Message To: MandibleHead In reference to Message Id: 2264385
About tile flooring
For my first Leopard gecko, Jewel, I used repticarpet, and I hated it! Her claws and teeth would snag in the fibers and I could never keep it clean. So when I got my second leo, Glacier, I used slate tile for the substrate instead, and I am never looking back! I attached the heating mat to the outside of the bottom of the tank, then I laid down paper towels with the tile on top. Tile is a lot easier to clean, I can just pull it out and soak them in a water/bleach solution and they’re nice and clean. Tile distributes heat easily, and if you get tile that is textured it keep your leo’s claws filed down a bit so they’re not quite so sharp. I would not attach the heating mat directly to the tile, if you spill water on the tile it could damage the mat and cause an electricity hazard. Same thing with having the heating mat inside the tank. Hope this helps!
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04/27/12 06:18am
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#2264449
MandibleHead
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Message To: Artic Jewel In reference to Message Id: 2264425
About tile flooring
i find that with the repticarp aswell, icant see how he could actually like it. it would be like us having our tonails catch ing on our carpet all the time
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04/27/12 11:50am
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#2264511
MandibleHead
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Message To: MandibleHead In reference to Message Id: 2264449
About tile flooring
i have tile in there now, it seems a bit slippery for him
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04/27/12 09:23pm
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#2264869
Artic Jewel
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Message To: MandibleHead In reference to Message Id: 2264511
About tile flooring
Yeah, don’t used glazed tile. Use slate/stone-like tile.
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04/30/12 07:26pm
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