Bearded dragon viv

[Chevin]

hi,

can anyone tell me the best way of keeping the heat mat in viv attached securely to the floor? to stop all the substrate getting underneath it.

thank you.

[biscuitman]

I just use masking tape, does the job fine

[HadesDragons]

Why would you want a heat mat on the floor of a beardie viv?!

[biscuitman]

Originally Posted by HadesDragons

Why would you want a heat mat on the floor of a beardie viv?!

Maybe he needs it for overnight temps? I don't actually use a heatmat with my beardies either, but thats how I secure it in other vivs that do have them.

If you are using it for overnight, don't forget beardies can tolerate temps to the low 60s, so one isn't usually required

[Chevin]

hi,
this is the thing. i wasnt 100% sure if i needed one or not, just all the reptile shops in my area had them for baby/adult BD and thats what the shops told me! so many diff opininins, only since i have been on here that ive found out otherwise!
i was just using it for overnight temps as it does get quite cool in my room. is it best not to have one at all, i did read in some cases it can be quite harmful, is that right?

[chats]

I have a heat mat in my beardies viv for the same reason - its a large viv 6ftx2ftx2.5ft and it can get really cold in my house at night. I set mine to a thermostat so it only comes in when it gets really chilly. Possibly more for my piece of mind than for the beardies but without it I used to find that the beardies were stone cold in the morning. I have it at one end of my viv so if they don't want the heat they can go down the other end. Hope that helps.

[Chevin]

what temp do you set it to? 1 sense i figured i wouldnt need 1 cos the viv would retain enough of its heat in the sand to last the night. to be fair i think i was just doing it to cover all areas like u and play it safe. being new to it all didnt want them to be too cold at night. thanks.

[chats]

I set mine to mid 70s but their viv is right next to some very large french windows so they're probably in a much cooler area than yours. Beardies are very hardy little creatures but if they get cold they do become very slow, dark and generally miserable. And try to remember they're not very intelligent at times - they don't think 'it's cold over here i'll go and find some heat' they just sit and get cold (or at least thats what mine do!!)

[Chevin]

sounds pretty similar to mine, when i wake them up they do tend to be alot darker.they are pretty silly as well!!

[custardkid]

can my beardie live on millipedes as he dont eat crickets