VIVOSUN Reptile Heating Pad 8x12 Inch with Thermostat Combo Under Tank Terrarium Heating Mat Waterproof for Turtles, Lizards, Frogs, and Other Reptiles

bought this for a new snake typical heat mat stopped sticking after THREE days of use done using heat pads and thermos they are all worthless and have had this issue many times many diff tanks setups etc all the same issues esp vivosun products they suck! use a CHE/thermo or a regular 8$ heat bulb and be done with it

I bought my 17 yo a leo gecko for Christmas and after researching got this heat pad for her tank. It has NEVER reached the temp I set it for and if she turns off the heating lamp it drops even lower. It’s a complete waste of money, I do not recommend it and will not be purchasing again.

It’s not the best mat and thermostat, but for the price it works great. I had to mess with it for about a week to get it where I wanted it. It sticks good but it helps if it’s warmed up to get it to stick. I would buy it again if I need it. I’m using for a ball python 40 gallon tank. I still use a heat emitter with it to keep temps at range, but it works pretty good.

Have been trying for a month and a half to get these to heat properly. Changed the substrate. Put minimal substrate. Added a ceramic heat emitter. ALL THREE I bought get nowhere even remotely close to the heat I set them at (even with the heat emmiter) and thats with the thermostat probe IN THE DIRT needless to say the air above the mat is even colder.

Eh pretty good

Not really sure how small of a container I would need to use in order for the heat pad to be worthwhile, but it is what it is. I just use it with another heat pad at the same time to maintain a temperature that I need. Wish I could just return the pad for 10 bucks or whatever.

I had this on my daughters ball python enclosure. Nothing wrong with the pad but the thermostat quit working in only 5 months. Not acceptable to lose heat on a loved reptile in the middle of winter.

I attached the heating pad to the bottom of an aquarium for a snake. The adhesive is of poor quality because in less than a week, the weight of the pad was enough to make it fall from the bottom of the tank. Bad thing is, I had bought 2 of these and both were a disappointment. Lesson learned.

It gets too hot. And I have a thermostat on it

Doesn’t get as warm as advertised. Have to set the thermostat 10 -15 degrees warmer than what you actually want. I have to check it multiple times a day with my thermometer gun. Sometimes it falls well below what I have it set for. It’s just consistently inconsistent. Invest your money in a radiant heat panel from a reputable source if you’re using this for reptiles.