Advice.......again...(did warn you there would be questions)

[mark cope]

Wouldn't putting the heat mat on the side/bottom of the viv be easier? I've only used the very little ones for my frog, since my house never gets cold enough for the garters to need extra heat, but it doesn't get hot enough to burn. The larger ones might though, idk.

Heat has to 15mm of furniture board and through substrate if i put it on the outside
Inside it would only have to pass through 3mm hardboard and substrate,....the hard board and stat would stop snake from getting hurt

[d_virginiana]

Heat has to 15mm of furniture board and through substrate if i put it on the outside
Inside it would only have to pass through 3mm hardboard and substrate,....the hard board and stat would stop snake from getting hurt

Sorry, I was thinking about a glass aquarium when I wrote that

[gregmonsta]

Heat has to 15mm of furniture board and through substrate if i put it on the outside
Inside it would only have to pass through 3mm hardboard and substrate,....the hard board and stat would stop snake from getting hurt

Another option is having it inside the viv under a thin plastic membrane. I know some use self adheasive floor tiles to cover heatmats and then seal the edges with silicone .
Zoo-med heatcable is a good product too - already sealed and waterproof. I currently heat four vivs with one 100watt 12m cable. Shorter lengths are available.
Just remember a thermostat, of course.

[mark cope]

Another option is having it inside the viv under a thin plastic membrane. I know some use self adheasive floor tiles to cover heatmats and then seal the edges with silicone .
Zoo-med heatcable is a good product too - already sealed and waterproof. I currently heat four vivs with one 100watt 12m cable. Shorter lengths are available.
Just remember a thermostat, of course.

Can the heat cable go outside the viv?

[gregmonsta]

Can the heat cable go outside the viv?

Probably, but you would have the same issues as with a heat mat. I fed mine into the vivs, mounted it on radiator reflector foil and then covered it with repti-carpet to keep it out of sight. It is designed to be wrapped around viv ornaments/hides/etc, so the best place for it is inside the viv.

I use mine with a pulse stat.