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Originally Posted by Lego9V
OK... I know a lot of you are in the So Cal area. I'm in Connecticut and it gets cold here. I cannot keep the house in the 80's so I'm sure I will need a substrate heater for my first viv.
Any thoughts? Recommendations? I've seen the Exo - Rain Forest substrate heaters. Does anyone know anything about these? Do they need a thermostat or can you run them full blast?
Thanks (in advance) for any and all help.
Bill
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Depending on the size of your tank, for example one of my tanks is a 20gal. I use a 10 gallon under tank heater that you would use for heating the bottom of tanks. But in my tanks I have a thick layer of gravel where water collects and evaporates into the tank raising humidity and with the lighting it will help with temps during the day. BUT be careful as if it is just water, glass and heating pad, the glass can crack and break. This is just a suggestion as most of my tanks have this ability and I have not had problems with this personally in 4+ years or so in dart frogs. House stays between 68-76F. This might not heat up the substrate but it will keep your tank warm in turn keep the environment they it is supposed to be.
PS: If you live in CT be careful what the laws are in your state as CT states, "Any animals that can be potentially dangerous are considered illegal." It is highly unenforced (which is good to a degree.
) and I know CB species are not poisonous. They still can be bought wild caught which specimens can be poisonous and they do have the potential to become poisonous whether they are captive bred or not. This is just a FYI, not to discourage you away from the hobby. Not many people know the laws and even if you pick it up at a a local pet shop, it is the buyer beware in some states and not the responsibility of the shop owner to educate the laws of ones state. So anyway, this is for another topic.