Zilla Terrarium Heat Mats Black Medium, 30-40 Gallon, 16 Watt

I bought 2 of these for my African Pygmy hedgehogs, housed separately in plastic bins. In the past, I've moved them out of the sun room in the colder weather into the guest room with a ceramic heater running 24/7 to keep the ambient temp between 70-73f. I've also used Hot Hands, which get costly over the course of a winter as well as heat lamps. Human heating pads turn off after about 2 hours and aren't practical, so I decided to give these a try since the 6x8" mats seemed a good alternative. I wasn't interested in the adhesive aspect since I do move the bins for cleaning and didn't want to deal with cords. When they arrived, I peeled the adhesive off - and I can't address the issue as to whether it's good or not (apparently it's not from the reviews, although it was a very sticky mess to remove). The bins are light enough that I just sat them on top of the mats. They seem to put out just the right amount of heat. Juno and Bailey each give the mats 2 quills up. I'd recommend them for African Pygmy hedgehog owners. I should note that I do not use igloos or huts for the hedgies - they sleep in little nests they make out of pieces of fleece. I'd be concerned about these heating up an igloo so much that the hedgies wouldn't stay in it; making the mats useless.

Sticks well ,heats up fast . An absolute must for your reptiles. Make sure you use this with a thermostat

Works but does not seem to get as warm as my previous one.

It works really, however...... Someone needs to figure out how to get these things to stick to the underside of the tank better. I have been using these things for my reptiles for years. The problem I have is that I attach it then check back in a few days and it is dangling there. So I came up with a plan. If you are like me and have the wooden stands that you buy in the pet store that matches your aquarium size and it has these large cutouts between the bottom of the tank and the top of the stand. That is where the heat pad will just fall through because of the heat warming the glue and the weight of the cord pulling down on it. I have some leftover 12 x 12 ceramic tiles. I just cut it down to about 8 inches on one side and slid it under the tank, but on top of the stand with the heating pad above the tile. It works great. You could probably use something else. I just figured the heat wouldn't effect the ceramic tile. This way it pushes the pad right up on the tank and also sends the heat up through the tank rather than just warming the storage area down below.

Dont get me wrong, I really do love zoo med brand items a lot. But the 2 zoo med heat pads were inconsistent with their heat and the adhesive was....well, not very good after about 2 weeks. Zoo Med and Zilla are always my go to brands so for this particular item I decided to try Zilla. And I honestly couldn't be happier. Adhesive seems to be holding up well, and with the same thermostat I was using on my other heat pads, I was able to establish a consistent balance in temperature.

Our bearded dragon likes it. We have a low watt 8w unit under one corner and it gives him a place to get warm if he feels like it (while it definitely has little affect on the temp of his 60gal tank it does warm that bottom corner surface and he often goes there and plants his belly to take full advantage. He is digesting his food better and overall saving power as we use the light an hour or 2 less a day on average. The glue attachment isn't perfect but seems to work OK attached it under the tank).

Using under bearded dragon habitat. Normally this brand is much hotter to touch. It's barely warm enough. It would be too much work rn for me to move the enclosure to peel this off and try to exchange. Floor temp at unit 68°

so far it is working well. have been using for one day. purchased for baby leopard gecko in a 10 gallon tank. heats up well. I love that it arrived flat (not rolled up); so, very easy to stick to bottom of tank. very sticky. AND ... comes with little plastic bumps to stick to bottom of terrarium in order to slightly elevate it.!

My newborns love to sleep on it!

La caja llego aplastada, pero el producto al parecer no vino dañado, no lo he probado, ya veremos.Llevo 3 meses usandolo y pues todo bien sigue funcionando y no la he apagado para nada, ma que para moverla de lado. La temperatura no ha variado siempre es la misa, aun funciona bien.

Very good would buy 1 more

No good for the UK market unless you use a transformer as this is a 120v unit, we use 240 in the UK, the description should be updated to show this

Fast delivery good quality