Uth (under the tank heat pad) recs for 18" tall 40 gallon breeder tank???

[Jasonp85]

ewlOk so I was seting up my tank I got the works for it to set it up for geckos I have a 40 gal tank thwrmostat temp and hydomameter w/e its called 3 hides 3food dishes and a huge water dish wnd a moist tupawear hide spot but my problem is that I was going with a breeder and the breeder told me with a 40 gal tank I should put the uth in the middle wich I did but after doing further reasearch I think I messed up can anyone help me

 

[Jasonp85]

Need UTH & heater recs for 40 gallon breeder tank 18" tall

Leoprd I a wat ive dome reaserch on and am looking forward to geting I got carpet for substrate easy clean up just pull out wash And put in a new one if ur goimg to get a uth most of the time there lable for the size tank u have and I would sugest a thermostat just to make sure u keep that right temp I have both uth and a imfared bulb on my cage with the uth ran to my thermostat and the lamp pluged to the wall I also have 3 food dishes bc I have a 40 gal tank and plan on getimg a 1.3 (1 male, 3 females) 2 are for meal worms one is for calcium stil dust ur food the calcium Is just extra but still needed exp if ur going to breed dont forget to gut load the crickets or worms and shake and bake(put them in a bag or powdering tooob and dust the by shaking them in the bag with calcium powder) be for u feed them good a luck with ur new friends.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Leoprd I a wat ive dome reaserch on and am looking forward to geting I got carpet for substrate easy clean up just pull out wash And put in a new one if ur goimg to get a uth most of the time there lable for the size tank u have and I would sugest a thermostat just to make sure u keep that right temp I have both uth and a imfared bulb on my cage with the uth ran to my thermostat and the lamp pluged to the wall I also have 3 food dishes bc I have a 40 gal tank and plan on getimg a 1.3 (1 male, 3 females) 2 are for meal worms one is for calcium stil dust ur food the calcium Is just extra but still needed exp if ur going to breed dont forget to gut load the crickets or worms and shake and bake(put them in a bag or powdering tooob and dust the by shaking them in the bag with calcium powder) be for u feed them good a luck with ur new friends.

Sometimes leopard geckos have a tendency to get their claws and/or teeth stuck in the carpet. Paper towels or slate tile is a better substrate choice.

Don't go by the label on the UTH. It should be roughly 1/3 the length of your tank, and I don't know how the rec is for something as large as a 40 gallon tank. How tall is your tank?

Best food is lightly dusted crickets or Blaptica dubia roaches.

Please check out the sticky I have posted on Leopard Gecko Recommendations in a Nutshell for other ideas.

Best wishes for your new friends too .

 

[Jasonp85]

My tank is about 1 1/2' tall 3' long 1 1/2' wide good size tank the breeder I was talking to had meput my ut in the middle which after reaserch I come to think was rong now I gotta get a new pad :|

 

[acpart]

I assume you're talking about a terrestrial gecko like a leopard gecko. You're correct, the UTH should be on one side to provide a heat gradient from warmest on one side to coolest on the other side. It's OK to pull the UTH off the tank where you installed it, though it's likely the adhesive won't hold. Go to a place like Home Depot and get the kind of tape that is shaped like a roll of duct tape, but looks like aluminum foil and has a paper backing that you tear off. Use this to tape the UTH in the correct position. I've tried electrical tape and duct tape and the UTH tends to sag because those tapes eventually loosen. The aluminum foil tape usually does the trick.

Aliza

 

[avoidtheboyd]

That or get a piece of glass and stick it to the so that later on you can move it to your liking.

 

[Jasonp85]

Thx for the ideas still anoyed the guy I was talking to told me wrong he,also told me I needed a 100 watt infa red bulb that wrong too

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thx for the ideas still anoyed the guy I was talking to told me wrong he,also told me I needed a 100 watt infa red bulb that wrong too

Jason ~

You are definitely welcome.

Don't be too quick to assume that everything the breeder told you was wrong. I heat my 20 gallon long leopard gecko tank only with overhead lighting. Right now a 60 watt Zoo Med Nightlight Red Reptile Bulb is providing all the daytime heat, but every day the maximum temperature seems to fall about a degree (). At first this bulb held in the low 90s, but today it is only 88 F. Daytime temperature in the room is always 70 F.

I do have a 100 watt Ceramic Heat Emitter and a dimmer for that ready to step in at a moment's notice. The 60 watt Ceramic Heat Emitter I had needed to be returned because it literally put out only 3 or so more degrees than the 30 watt CHEs which I have. The whole lighting/heating is on a timer.

Because of the height of your 40 gallon breeder tank, you may very well need some overhead lighting to boost the UTH. You are just going to have to play around with things till you get it right. I would expect that you get most of the heat from your UTH!

Be aware that using UTHs is more efficient electrically.

Another thing you can do which will assist your leos in thermoregulating, is to build a series of ramps and ledges easy for leopard geckos to reach.

 

[Jasonp85]

N Awe osome we are working on our house so I got wood to build ramps with if u like I cant post pic! On here but if u pm m we ur email ill email u a pic of my tank domt look bad for a nubby to buld it

As u can tell if u,look at my pro but of not I live in so cal
and I pluged my tank up to see how it heated it was about 65-66 here wenter storm come throu gh but,anyways I ha fm it goimg full blast for a hour and no change how long does it normaly take for a tank to heat the first time?