To make sure the temperature of your heat mat doesn t get too much for your gecko it should be connected to a thermostat which will regulate the temperature of the mat you connect it to.
Heat mat thermostat set up.
Do not immerse controller in water position the thermostat up and away from seedling trays and stray water.
Because you need an optimal setting for your seeds you need to maintain the temperature of your soil.
However this means you have to germinate in small rooms otherwise the heat mat will work too hard to keep the temperature 10 degrees above a colder room and burn itself out.
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All you need to do is plug this thermostat directly into the reptile heat mat.
You should attach a thermostat to the heat mats or in some of the soil.
For example if you ve got a ball python you might set it to around 95 degrees fahrenheit.
This is also an important component to preventing burns on your furniture so keep that in mind as well.
It is very easy to use and set up even those without much experience can operate it.
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Now set your temperature.
Insert the probe approximately 1 1 into the rooting area.
Thermostats are incredibly important devices for keeping reptiles.
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Here are some guidelines.
Jump start heat mats and most other seedling heat mats.
Heat mats are prone to getting extremely hot when unregulated which can cause burns on our pets.
I personally like the flexibility and control of the thermostat.
Do not submerge the thermostat.
Now that you know what to look for in heating mats let s turn to thermostats.
Plug the heat mat into the thermostat.
Set the temperature to around 28c or 85f to begin with you can adjust this based on your geckos preferences.
Follow the instructions to set the thermostat to the optimum warm end temperature for your snake.
Plug the heat mat into the thermostat.
Set up the thermostat 1.
Its task is to turn on or turn off the heat mat helping you adjust the heat mat temperature to the most appropriate level.
Big mats of 120 or more watts can heat up to 80 degrees so choose according to your need.
A snake heat mat setup is straightforward.
So first up setting up a thermostat for your heat mat.