Quote Originally Posted by Marnie831 View Post
One more question...

I tried the heated seedling mat that someone suggested to heat the bottom of Selena's enclosure. It seemed to get too warm...warmer than the human heat pad I was using.
Sorry, but I don't believe that. If that is the case then take it back - it's defective. They are designed to raise the temperature of the root area, or in this case, the substrate, by only 10-15 degrees. That is definitely not too hot. Reptile heat mats get way hotter. I use my seedling mat with about an inch of substrate. It warms the substrate to about 90 degrees but only if used in conjunction with a heat lamp. It only gets to about 82 by itself.