I just got 2 new Geckos!!!

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Vicious_Fish said:
Umm...actually no they're not fine, especially for animals so small and sensitive to thermal heat burns like those babies. Do you have a digital heat probe? Put it on the rock and see how hot it gets. Anything over 90 is too hot. Heat rocks are bad and old school. No respectable herp keeper uses them, they are old obsolete technology. They don't have a thermostat so you can't adjust how hot they get. They can and will burn animals. Please get an under the tank heater.
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have you read about under the tank heaters, they are worse than just putting an uncontrolled heat rock in there. by touching bothwhile heated the UTH is hotter than the heatrock, which is over 3yrs. old. the voltage from the heatrock is less way than the under the tank heater. Just because you have read an article on not having them doesn't mean I cannot, I never ever asked for an opinion about the geckos or their habitat, I just posted that I had them, period! I need no advice and when I do I will ask somewhere else where the advice givers give real advice from real sources instead of a site where everyone thinks they know what they are talking about! You have geckos to sell their babies, I have them to love and take care of!
 
http://www.anapsid.org/hotrock.html
http://forums.petfinder.com/viewtopic.php?t=44057
http://www.reptilecare.com/NoHotRocks.htm
http://www.wildrescue1.org/basic_reptile_care_sheet.htm
http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/mslither


all of these links contain good information on why you shouldnt use heatrocks.... I guess all these people dont know what they're talking about either.. they must also be
"dumb just like us"

i don't expect (or think) that you'll click a single one of these, since youre going to believe what you want, not what you're told.
 
no one said you were dumb unless you want me too! Also never asked for anyone to chime in either! I posted pics, comment on those! Princess has had that rock for 3yrs and she has no burn marks near her, just because some people don't take care of their animals doesn't mean everyone will be the same way!
 
it has nothing to do with how you care for the gecko. it has to do with the product itself. if you look at the first link, youll see that the heatrock manufacturers THEMSELVES do not recommend those to be a primary heat source. :) who better than the people who make them? if you dont believe that, then you aren't gonna believe anyone.
 
J double R said:
it has nothing to do with how you care for the gecko. it has to do with the product itself. if you look at the first link, youll see that the heatrock manufacturers THEMSELVES do not recommend those to be a primary heat source. :) who better than the people who make them? if you dont believe that, then you aren't gonna believe anyone.
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lmao.. what's funny is I never even said it was plugged in let alone whether I used it as a heat source! the thing hasn't been on since we got princess. we keep her under a heat lamp in our room that gets crazy hot as is! especially since we have our heater on because it's cold outside! we make sure she gets the right humdity with a fogger we got on craigslist, here temps are just right and she is fat and happy!
 
if you noticed I didn't argue I disagreed! there is a huge difference, and besides when you want to help someone you don't tell someone to do something you can let them know it is not a good idea, but allow it to be their choice, too much is taken personally here. forums are opinions of what you have gone through or read, I have seen alot where most have posted and are totally not fact! if someone never makes a mistake they never know how to fix it themselves! I am not saying go do whatever you want to learn a lesson I am saying just because I or omeone else does not do what you say does not make them stupid, dumb or rude! we are all in this together!
 
You have geckos to sell their babies, I have them to love and take care of!
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As a personal friend, and neighbor of VF...This is a complete UNTRUTH. Be careful of condemning those for their successes. He has had many of his critters for many many years. The fact that they are breeding so nicely is a testament to his dedication and care. He is trying to offer you advice. Please do not be so hasty with judgements. Just because you disagree with opinions and advise does not mean that they are wrong. I wish you the best with your critters. You seem to have consistent difficulty accepting advise when it doesn't coincide with what you are doing. I hope that you take this advise to heart as there is alot of experience speaking to try and help you.
 
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