Can someone tell me how to secure a heat mat to the bottom of my vivarium as i am worried as my snake constantly burrows and would not want it to burn itself.

Scared that duct tape may stick to the animal and possibly kill it ..

Anyone have any experiences using this or anything else which may be better ?

Thanks Everyone

A sheet of perspex, place it over the heatmat, and use a good aquarium sealant to seal around the edges/stick it down.

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hi you could put it on the outside of the viv underneath or on the sides.

hope this help

Would this not cause the Heat mat to overheat as the heat has to penetrate throught the wood and substrate to get to the animal (or the temp probe ?)

I'm wondering, in this method, what would happen if the heatmat packed up - I imagine it would be quite messy or difficult to remove the perspex and take the mat out...?

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Hmm this had crossed my mind as sealant is a C**t to remove !!!

Not at all, stanley knife, run it along the edges of the sealant/wood to slice it away, and then warm water and a scourer to get any loose bits off the wood.

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I have my heat mat for my corn on the outside of the (wooden) viv. It heats the viv to the right temp, and hasn't caused any damage to the viv, providing its on a stat, it shouldn't go too high.

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If its burrowing surely you're not gonna want it underneath anyway??? And certainly not inside the viv?? I'd maybe tape it to the side, on the outside of the tank, so that it heats the air not the glass.

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no because i have my heat mat for my corns on the outside ov the viv and my viv sits on top of the heat matt and that works perfect for my corns thats the easyest and safest for the snake so you dont burn it and it heats throught the wood aswell. hope that helps your problem m8