Hermit Crab Heat Mat

Despite their name.

Hermit crab heat mat.

The krabooz hermit crab heat matz. Fluker s hermit headquarters has an easy to use heating mat for hermit crabs that keeps your hermit crab at a stable temperature. Made of durable construction which provides a uniform evenly distributed heat. Here you can choose from a 4 x 7 inch 6 x 8 inch an 8 x 12 inch and an 8 x 18 inch model.

The bulb should be mounted inside near the top of the tank with no glass or plastic barrier between the bulb and the hermit crabs. A sliding glass one will work well to contain humidity. Please be sure to read the instructions. The small plastic homes with accessories sold as hermit crab kits are too small though these plastic cages make excellent temporary homes or isolation tanks.

Plan for a heat pad and later adding an overhead light bulb. This heating mat is 2 watts which provides just the right amount of heat for your pet. Zilla heat mats are quite versatile at least thanks to the various sizes which they come in. Use of a uvb bulb may extend the life of your hermit crab in captivity.

A 4 watt adhesive heater that is ul approved for plastic keeper type cages. This step is a must before adding your substrate heat mats should only be placed on the outside sides of the tank at least 4 5 inches from the bottom of the tank or the same height of the sub level if you have smaller crabs the sub should be at least 5 6 inches deep so plan where to put the mats according to how deep the sub needs to be you can use a ruler to measure this. Aiicioo upgrade reptile heat mat with thermostat adhesive removable under tank heat mat temperature adjustable for 10 20 gal tank reptiles amphibians hermit crab snake lizard 3 9 out of 5 stars 55 28 99 28. Hermit crabs will feel at home in either a glass or plastic tank.

For use outside your pet s enclosure. The krabooz hermit crab heat matz. Add to cart. Then bought krabooz tank.

Be sure to elevate the tank slightly using the included bump on feet or another method to prevent heat encapsulation. Raises the ambient temperature in small terrariums about five degrees. Then heat mat stopped. The typical use is a 5 0 reptile bulb for most tanks.

The krabooz hermit crab heat matz. Glass tank when i placed it under the tank. Didn t heat enough for the size of the tank.