I am getting a 36"x18"x18 about vivarium and i was wondering do i put the heatmant inside or outside of it since i am not sure if the mat will go through the wood into the viv plz relie ASAP

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i wud put it inside but then lay some thing like a piece of perspex over it then seel the edges to avoid burns

i cant see the heat goin through the wood if u put it on the outside, just drill a little whole in the bk of the viv un wire the plug then feed the wire through re wire the plug n plug it into ur stat =]

job done


edit= did u mean the heat go thru the wood or the actual mat?

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Thanks wht can i seel it with?? tho

Somthing like a uhmm siliqon based substance?? or would aquarium seel be better plz replie

Thanks Again Very HelpFull

im not expert at all lol but probly bathroom seel or yeah aquarium stuff shud b fine

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Thanks alot mate

no worries =]

what u using 4 substrate?

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I used a spare piece of kitchen lino in the bottom of the viv and sealed it with silicone. Temps are up and everything seems fine. Gave it 48 hours with heat to dry out with the doors off.

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Have you already bought the heatmat and thermostat? If not you may want to consider using a cermaic lamp instead. Some people on here prefer mats (fair enough), but if I were you and buying the whole setup from scratch, I would definitely use a ceramic bulb.

I had difficulties reaching and maintaining temps with mats, and once I switched to ceramic, found life got a whole lot simpler.

Just my opinion.

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Agree'd

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