CurtB
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So I have a major question about Radiated heating panels as well as Radiated heating pads.
So I recently bought this tortoise home on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089GS8VCL/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Its dimensions are 15" x 18" x 10" and I bought it with the intent of building my tortoise an outdoor home/enclosure coming spring/summer. After some digging, I found that some tortoise owners use radiated heating panels as well as radiated heating pads inside their build tortoise homes. My question is, would anyone happen to know what type of radiated panel I should get in terms of wattage to place inside my tortoise home?
I checked this website out because that's where everyone seems to be getting their panels but, they seem limited in stock: So, I went to check this other website:
www.reptilesupplyco.com
I'm unsure about the credibility of the website so I was hoping to get some input from you guys.
My other question is, in terms of radiated heating pads, when placing them inside the tortoise home, should be right below my tortoise's substrate? or does it have to be installed underneath the wood? I was unsure about whether or not my tortoise can just lay on the padding or not without harming her. Based on the dimensions above, I was thinking about getting this heating pad from TortoiseSupply
www.tortoisesupply.com
Specifically the 8" x 8" size. Is that substantial enough or does it need to be bigger or smaller? I'm assuming that the size is suitable enough because it gives her enough room to go from hot to cold but then again, any input would be great!
I live in Northern California and it has been pretty cold as of late, if the location has anything to do with anything
So I recently bought this tortoise home on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089GS8VCL/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20
Its dimensions are 15" x 18" x 10" and I bought it with the intent of building my tortoise an outdoor home/enclosure coming spring/summer. After some digging, I found that some tortoise owners use radiated heating panels as well as radiated heating pads inside their build tortoise homes. My question is, would anyone happen to know what type of radiated panel I should get in terms of wattage to place inside my tortoise home?
I checked this website out because that's where everyone seems to be getting their panels but, they seem limited in stock: So, I went to check this other website:
![www.reptilesupplyco.com](https://www.reptilesupplyco.com/4355-large_default/radiant-heat-panel-40w.jpg)
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My other question is, in terms of radiated heating pads, when placing them inside the tortoise home, should be right below my tortoise's substrate? or does it have to be installed underneath the wood? I was unsure about whether or not my tortoise can just lay on the padding or not without harming her. Based on the dimensions above, I was thinking about getting this heating pad from TortoiseSupply
![www.tortoisesupply.com](https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server700/6bee4/products/231/images/989/ETHeatWave1__18419.1316233838.451.416.jpg?c=2)
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![www.tortoisesupply.com](https://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server700/6bee4/product_images/ts-favicon.png)
Specifically the 8" x 8" size. Is that substantial enough or does it need to be bigger or smaller? I'm assuming that the size is suitable enough because it gives her enough room to go from hot to cold but then again, any input would be great!
I live in Northern California and it has been pretty cold as of late, if the location has anything to do with anything