marijocardenasc
Member
I’m getting a leopard gecko and I’m trying to research as much as I can. I have a 20 gallon glass terrarium, will use paper towels as a substrate and I will also use a thermostat to adjust temperatures. I’ve been debating to either use a ceramic heat emitter or a heat mat because I have noticed some pros and cons in both.
My problems with the CHE are that I don’t know which fixture to use. I know ceramic domes should be used but as I research I encounter people who have had domes that destroy their CHEs and CHEs that destroy their domes so I’m really confused to what to do.
Now the heat mats. There is only one type of heat mat that I’ve seen where I live and I’m not sure if it’s the correct one. I’m also afraid that the mat eventually cracks the glass from my terrarium or malfunctions and burns my gecko.
Which option should I take? Which is safer? If I decide to go with the CHE, which dome should I use? And if I decide heat mats, is the one that I listed here okay? Thank you and sorry for so many questions
My problems with the CHE are that I don’t know which fixture to use. I know ceramic domes should be used but as I research I encounter people who have had domes that destroy their CHEs and CHEs that destroy their domes so I’m really confused to what to do.
Now the heat mats. There is only one type of heat mat that I’ve seen where I live and I’m not sure if it’s the correct one. I’m also afraid that the mat eventually cracks the glass from my terrarium or malfunctions and burns my gecko.
Which option should I take? Which is safer? If I decide to go with the CHE, which dome should I use? And if I decide heat mats, is the one that I listed here okay? Thank you and sorry for so many questions