Snow_Wolf_Black
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Hello, another question from me. I guess this comes in 2 parts.
Any help will be muchly appreciated.
- Firstly is do I need a thermostat and heating? I was going to put one in anyway and if it switched on for 10 minutes a day, well its on for 10 minutes a day. I live in the NT, and have an NT Carpet, so really the natural climatic changes should be fine in theory. Recently a slight cold snap seemed to cause the carpet to go off food, which is expected. Now with the BHP, I have a low wattage mat that is constantly on, just to perk up the temp, and I manually measure the temp and random times of the day. From what I have read about BHPs they like their temps 3 or 4 degrees higher, hence the mat. Question: DO you think it is worthwhile get a mat / lamp and thermo for the NT Carpet?
- Either way I will be getting one for the BHP as the new enclosure will have a heat lamp, higher wattage, and I obviously don't want to cook him. Now I have seen plenty around, Amazing Amazon, Ebay etc. On the extreme I can get one of Ebay for $11, or $250 of amazing amazon and everything inbetween. Question: What successes or failures have people had? What are important factors to look out for (temp ranges, wattage of equipment, measuring tolerance)?
Any help will be muchly appreciated.