Product Description
The Habistat Heat Strip Mats will allow your pet to warm up nicely when he wishes. The Heat Strip can be attached to either the bottom or the side of your terrarium. They are great for night time heating as they give off no light and provide a gentle warmth which usually allows for a night time small drop in heat from a daylight bulb temperature. The thinner and longer design of Habistat Heat Strips is useful for heating several smaller tanks at once (such as small plastic tubs for hatchling snakes). They are also useful in large and long vivariums.Habistat Heat Strip Mats work by warming up the objects and animals within their effective range. They are great for creating a localised warm area and allowing you to create a heat gradient within a small terrarium or vivarium without overheating the whole enclosure. In large enclosures they can be used along with heat bulbs to create warm spots without pushing the temperature too high. Habistat Heat Strip Mats come in a range of sizes to suit all enclosures. Heat Mats should cover around one third to no more than a half of your vivarium or terrarium ground space (or side wall in the case of arboreal species). This will allow your pet to thermoregulate and move out of the heat when it desires. Heat mats should never be insulated on both sides by their surroundings, i.e. they need some air flow to one side to prevent them overheating. When using outside a glass terrarium ensure there is a gap for air flow on one side and if using inside a vivarium only ever cover with light substrates (i.e. a thick layer of sand is not appropriate). Tape into position to ensure your pet will not get under the mat and use a thermostat which makes contact with the mat, for example a mat stat, to ensure the mat does not overheat. Size: 15W (23 x 6″)
Used to heat small boxes and the cages used for snakes
The principles of use are the same as those for mats
In small enclosures the heat build up can be very quick
The temperature should be adequately monitored and controlled
Measures 23 inch length by 6 inch width
