I live in Florida so it rarely gets below 75, but my sulcata tortoise (3 years old, around 8") is used to indoor heating which was on one side of the cage most the time so I assume he liked the heat.
Anyway, the outdoor enclosure has a small dog house but I need some sort of 100% waterproof heating idea (I was thinking a mat). I am scared some sort of fire happening and the door is closed overnight.
The floor of the dog house is open so when it rains the floor gets wet (its on a hill so no water buildup, but still gets wet).
I thought about maybe screwing a heat mat onto the doghouse wall but then I feel like if there were an electrical fire there would be even a bigger chance of the wood catching.
What do you guys do? I cant imagine everyone has a completely dry house that they can mount a light, etc in
Anyway, the outdoor enclosure has a small dog house but I need some sort of 100% waterproof heating idea (I was thinking a mat). I am scared some sort of fire happening and the door is closed overnight.
The floor of the dog house is open so when it rains the floor gets wet (its on a hill so no water buildup, but still gets wet).
I thought about maybe screwing a heat mat onto the doghouse wall but then I feel like if there were an electrical fire there would be even a bigger chance of the wood catching.
What do you guys do? I cant imagine everyone has a completely dry house that they can mount a light, etc in