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| amanda121921 |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 22:05:29
im thinking about upgrading kasey's digs as squidward looks all squished up in his little plastic thing and needs a bit more space. as kasey is 2 1/2 foot i thought a 4 foot viv would be ok now and squidward could have the 3 footer till he gets bigger. just wondering what size heatmat id need for the bigger viv as i'v found a goog deal on ebay but its just for the viv-i have everything else. |
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| Gaz_1989 |
Posted - 03/06/2010 : 08:19:55
Couldnt agree with staple more.
Why manufacture in odd sizes? I have tried to get my head around the sizes, but cant.
1/3 of the floor space seems fairly standard throughout alot of reptile keeping which requires heat mats, so why not make them something like...
12 x 15, 12 x 18, 12 x 24 (for 36x15, 36x18 and 36x24)
16 x 15, 16 x 18, 16 x 24 (for 48x15, 48x18 and 48x24)
and so on.... |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 23:15:02
For my 4ft vivs I have a 23x11. Yes the length is half the size size but in total the heatmat size takes up a 3rd of the viv. I was tempted to get a 17x11 heatmat for my vivs as it covered a 3rd size in length but it would no-where near cover a 3rd of the floor space.
I really wish these companies would make their heatmats in proper sizes instead of stupid ones :/ |
| LittleMick |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 22:35:38
My Leo heat mat 17" x 11", in a 3' viv and it covers half the floor, although it doesn't come all the way to the front, my viv is 17 1/2" deep. So I would say a 23" x 11". That's going by Habistat, Komodo and Exo Terra sizes. But others with larger vivs would be able to help better 
Hillzi - Who's the manufacturer of that mat size you gave? I've never cme across a 11 x 10?!? |
| hillzi |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 22:35:10
a 3rd or a half of the size of the floor space is perfect heat mat size, it doesn't have to be mathematically worked out precisely though   I did try to, and my head popped .
In my 3ftx2ft I've got an 11x10.
Your snake doesn't need a 4ft, the space in the viv IMO won't get used.. I've got a three foot viv and my corn doesn't use the space he's got. |
| amanda121921 |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 22:15:26
yeah thats how much my other ones cover. might pop into my local rep shop and ask them, just hope he doesnt think im gunna buy one there, his prices are waaaayyy to high! |
| n/a |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 22:12:52
I think, and I'm sure someone will correct me if im wrong, you want it about a third of the floor size. So for a 4foot viv I think you would want one around a foot, though that does seem quite big. But around a third of the floor space is (I think) whats recommended |
