dubia Heating Problem

[seymours]

So i have them in a tub and im using a regular heating pad under more than half and the temp is still at 81. i keep them in my closet in my reptile room which stays pretty warm anyways. Any help as to how to raise the temp to 95

 

[Pootie]

I use a heating cord that I got on petmountain.com, it's a 15w cord. I just taped it to the bottom of one half of my 30 gallon rubbermaid tub with a lid and it stays between 90-95 degrees constantly. I keep my room at about 78 degrees. I cut a hole in the top and put a screen on it, if I see the temperature start to drop below 90 before I go to sleep, I just put some extra egg crates over the screen and it seems to hold a little more heat in.

I keep my tub about two inches off of the floor as well, and you can mess with how much cool air gets under the tub by surrounding the gap below the tub with a towel or something. If I cover the bottom edge on the two longer sides, I found that keeps it a little warmer too. Hope that helps a little!

 

[dociledragons]

I use a human heating pad I purchased off ebay.. only 8 bucks with shipping. But, I would just get a bigger one. Mine has the 3 temp level.. med works great.90-95 degrees

 

[seymours]

yeah i got one from k-mart and its pretty good size covering more than half the tub, it also has 3 settings and i keep it on high, it is now reading 100 in there, is that too hot?

 

[dociledragons]

I'm no expert but I would say no. As long is it's on half the cage where they can oped to move to the cooler end and It don't get hotter then 100