[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Moosenart

My heatpad on my 10 gallon (for future male leo) is 103 degrees, much to hot. I am trying small pieces of cardboard to "bypass" the heat?

Any suggestions WITHOUT a rheostat or thermostat, i can reduce the heat?

If not i will get a rheostat.

Good that you're tweaking the temps prior to adding the leo .

(Your leo could be much happier in a 20 gallon LONG tank with an UTH which occupies about 1/3 the length of the tank! No more upgrades...and a great habitat for life. Sometimes well cared for leos can live into their 20s.)

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

Number of sockets has nothing to do with anything...you only need one. Just plug a power strip into it and you have as many sockets (and devices) as you need. What you have to be careful of is how many watts can the thermostat handle. As long as you don't go over said wattage, you can plug as many devices into it as you want.

Just curious, RR: Do you see anything in the Hydrofarm link you shared about the maximum wattage? The BAH model says 1,000 watts.

[Ozymandias]

it also goes up to 1,000 watts

Hydrofarm - Hydrofarm MTPRTC Digital Temperature Controller for Heat Mat

[Moosenart]

thanks, i am getting a 20L and putting 2 females into wit 5/6 hides...

the male will live in the 10, unless i get a cheap 20

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Ozymandias

it also goes up to 1,000 watts

Hydrofarm - Hydrofarm MTPRTC Digital Temperature Controller for Heat Mat

Thanks very much Roy .

Just added your link to my leo caresheet recommendations for others with the same question.

[Moosenart]

Thanks for all the help! any other advice?

[Elizabeth Freer]

Originally Posted by Moosenart

thanks, i am getting a 20L and putting 2 females into wit 5/6 hides...

the male will live in the 10, unless i get a cheap 20

Then your UTH might need upgrading? The regular UTH size for a 10-20 gallon tank is not for the length of a 20 gallon long: 30 inches. UTH should cover 1/3 of the tank's bottom.

Yes, another snippet of sharing:
Sometimes PetCo has a $1 per gallon sale on tanks. Heard that not every PetCo does this, but it IS worth calling any local PetCo to inquire.

[Ozymandias]

at least around me the gallon a $1 sale was just the past week,

[Moosenart]

i know about the $1 a-gallon. i am getting the 20 tomorrow. Ill TRY to return the UTH and get a bigger one.