Small heat rock for 2 geckos
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Sinosauropteryx
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No heat rock
Heat rocks are not good at all. They can be quite dangerous to your gecko because they can overheat. Please remove it and get a UTH...
Heat rocks are not good at all. They can be quite dangerous to your gecko because they can overheat. Please remove it and get a UTH...
Yoshi'smom
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I second that! Heat rocks have a very serious risk of overheating and burning your geckos. You need to get an Under the Tank Heat mat that covers 1/3 of the floor space of your tank. Also get a Rheostat or Thermostat to use with the heat mat so that you can accurately maintain your temperatures.
Elizabeth Freer
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Vee-vee ~
Heat rocks are very DANGEROUS. They could burn your geckos!!! They can also overheat and cause a fire. Please get rid of it and get an under-the-tank heater. You might also have success using a red bulb or a ceramic heat emitter overhead, but you DON'T want ANY heat rocks. Do not use regular light bulbs, compact fluorescent bulbs, or strip fluorescent lighting. Any of those are way too bright! Heat rocks are a dangerous substitute for proper heat.
Cage temperatures for leopard geckos should range in the low 70s F (21+ C) to 90-95 F (32-35 C) on the warm end of the tank.
Don't know whether your translator can make sense my care sheet, but give it a go: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...commendations-nutshell-7-oct-2011-update.html
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avoidtheboyd
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Heat rocks are extremely dangerous. You get a short in the rock and they scald and kill your leopard.