just a question, heat roks are said to be bad for soooo many reptiles, what reptiles are they actually safe to use with

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Siman Biglad52002 Andy B 1

i wouldnt risk using one for any reptile but thats my opinion

The old heat rocks gave them a very bad reputation. They used to be incredibly unstable and go up to 150f+ surface temperature, burning even your hands if malfunctioning let alone the reptile! This company I believe ceased trading (wonder why?).

The new Exo Terra heat rocks come with in built thermostat. However you can't adjust the temperature yourself - it just has a shut down mechanism if it perceives itself to be overheating past the internally set temperature. Although I don't use them personally, I have not heard anything about the exo terra ones actually malfunctioning or burning.

I am not sure heat rocks will ever get back the lost reputation from the disasters of 5-10 years ago though! At the end of the day they are a little gimmicky and even if they don't hurt the reptile, most won't benefit that much from it, as there should be hot basking surface areas created with an overhead heat lamp onto a rock and it'll do exactly the same!

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thanks both of you
so basically before they were unstable but still people say dont use them for anything as they will burn your reptile though that is basically baesed on the old ones reputation. they can be used for any reptile though arnt 100% safe and they arnt natural so arnt really that good in any way?

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Siman Biglad52002 Andy B 1

yeah a good basking temp will heat any rock and will be alot safer especially if on a stat that you can control yourself!