Zoo Med Laboratories SZMRH20 40-Watt Repti Therm Habitat Heater

Nice

Does not put out as much heat as I expected for my fully insolated and sealed 3.5 x 4 tortoise house.

We are using this in our tortoise home that we made out of a prefab dog house. One ceramic bulb and this plate are keeping an extra large dog house approximately 76 degrees in our Northern California backyard (nighttime temps just above freezing).

Nice large platform for my tortoise. Keeps his enclosure warm.

I do recommend using a thermostat with it. Some larger tortoises, like above 150lbs, may not need one. Large non hibernating tortoises need heat from below in cold temperatures.

These large heater keep my 50 pound Tortiuse warm in Southern California. I bought 2 of them and mounted them on the walls of his doghouse.

My 4-year old sulcata (~14 inches long) enjoys laying on this and has a tendency to move it around his cage a lot. He isnt in an enclosure right now that allows me to nail it down (we moved house and he is in something very temporary while we build something new), but I highly recommend you do this if you can. The pad is fairly light weight, and my guy can push it with some amount of ease which can result in him pulling the cords and all into his enclosure. Im not worried about electrical issues (he isnt a chewer) but I check on him regularly to ensure he hasnt wrapped a wire around his leg. I purchased an infrared device to allow me to know the surface temperature, and without a thermostat this gets about 110F. Much too hot. I couldnt keep my hand on the hot spots for very long, so I knew my sulcata shouldnt be on it either. I try to keep it around 85, which I couldnt do without purchasing a thermostat with sensor (Ive been using Zoo Med ReptiTemp 500R Remote Sensor Thermostat and it works fine, though unfortunately you also need to buy the infrared temp sensor to tell you what temp it is operating at since it just allows you to go from a high to low setting). The sensor though doesnt really have a way of being affixed in place to the pad, so Ive had to tape the thing in place. Any suggestions how else I could do this? It works for now, but its messy. The pad is a super durable, hard plastic. Great for sulcatas. I am not worried about him destroying this and the cord is heavy duty.

Theses supply a great underbelly heat for my Ornate Box Turtles. The surface of the heater gets around 85 degrees. Make sere you have plenty of room in your enclosure bescuse this is good size 18 by 18 inches. Im coupling mine with a over head ceramic coil heat 150 watt bulb placed in a Zoo Med deep dome fixture. Supplying heat from top & bottom. My pen is 8ft by 32-inches. I also have a BigApple thermostat both heating sources are plugged in kept at 82degrees. It really works for me.

My little dinosaur loves this- so that makes me love it. There was a tremendous difference in his behavior before & after I discovered this & started using it. Before, on cold/rainy days he would stay in his igloo for several days at a time during the winter, he looked sleepy every time I peeked on him, hed barely move at all, & he wouldnt eat even when I put his favorite food right in front of him. After I started using this, even if he stays in his igloo on cold days when I peek on him hell typically look alert & comfy, he has an appetite, & sometimes he even comes out on a cold day because this helped warm him up internally. Its easy to rinse off, theres a red light indicator when the heating pad is on, & it truly does get warm. The 1st day I received it I tested it out myself. I sat on it for about 10-15 mins. By the time I got off of it, my bottom was toasty warm to the touch- but not in an uncomfortable way.

works perfectly for my tortoise during the winter