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#295526
D-ragon
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Heating pad Help 
i am getting some African fat tail geckos on Friday and i bought a heat pad and was wondering if i should putt it on the wall or on the bottom of the cage. i have a total of 9 lizards but none of them need heating pads.
Tyler
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04/02/05 09:25pm
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Malissa
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Message To: D-ragon In reference to Message Id: 295526
Heating pad Help
you should put it on the outside bottom of the tank. And you need something so the cage doesnt rest on the cord.
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04/02/05 09:43pm
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#295893
HerpKeeper
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Message To: Malissa In reference to Message Id: 295554
Heating pad Help
If it’s the kind of heat pad that sticks to the underside of the tank’s bottom then there will need to be airflow under the tank. Placing the tank on an open top aquarium stand or on 2 2x4’s will help with that. Without airflow the glass will become too hot and crack. If the heat pad is made to go under the substrate be sure there is at least 2" of substrate on top of it.
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04/03/05 01:52am
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#296281
D-ragon
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Message To: HerpKeeper In reference to Message Id: 295893
Heating pad Help
thanks i mounted it as you guys told me to and it is working out great but what kind of substrate do you recommend for African fat tails
Tyler
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04/03/05 02:58pm
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#301155
Flip
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Message To: D-ragon In reference to Message Id: 296281
Heating pad Help
I’m not sure if you put it on the top or bottom for a aft but I put it on the bottom for my hermit crab
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04/07/05 12:58pm
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FamilyZoo
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Message To: D-ragon In reference to Message Id: 295526
Heating pad Help
Put the UTH under the tank glass bottom. Substrate ranges from paper towel to fibrous natural medium. I use Canadian sphagnum peat moss, bought in big bags from Home Depot
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04/07/05 11:10pm
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