BN-LINK Durable Pet Heating Pad 8" X 12" with Digital Thermostat Combo Set

I love that this comes as a package, and you can separate the thermostat and heat pad if you choose to use each item separately. Much more cost efficient to buy a kit rather than separate thermostat and mat! If you use a heat mat with any live animals you should always use a thermostat! It took a while, maybe an hour, to get up to temp but maintains its temperature very well. I keep them 92°-95° in their warm area, I do not use loose substrate with my leopard geckos. This mat could easily go much hotter if you were to use loose substrate and need the heat to penetrate the material. I also use this set up for my Pac-Man frog, and another for my dubia roach colony.

I bought this heating mat and thermostat set for my ball python's terrarium because I needed a heat source that could warm the substrate under her hides, where the heat lamp doesn't reach as well. The package arrived well protected, and everything matched the listing. The adhesive on the heating mat has been absolutely great. I'm writing this review after about a year of use, and when I recently cleaned the substrate and could see the bottom of the terrarium, the mat was still fully attached to the glass. The probe has also been working well. I accidentally sprayed it with quite a lot of water once, and it continued working afterward. The thermostat has been working perfectly, and I find that feature especially helpful because it makes the heating setup feel much safer and more controlled. Before this, I had other heating mats without thermostats that overheated and bleached or burned the surface of the furniture underneath the terrarium. I haven't had that problem with this one. One thing to keep in mind is that this type of heating mat is intended to warm the floor of the terrarium, not the air or everything above it. That's exactly what I needed it for. My snake spends a lot of time on the warm side, especially after feeding, when she likes to warm her belly. Overall, I'm very happy with this set after a year of use. The mat is still attached, the probe is still working, and the thermostat has been reliable. I would definitely recommend it to other reptile keepers, especially because the thermostat is such a useful safety feature.

Lo ocupo para gecko leopardo. Simplemente ajustas la temperatura que necesitas en grados C o F. Y te olvidas de tener que estar monitreando la temperatura. Altamente recomendado

The heat pad seems to be working very well. My gecko is very happy and warm. I recommend it to anyone who needs a heat pad with temperature control for there critters.

I thought I was buying a heating pad, basically what you're buying is a controller that comes with a free heating pad. I can't believe the price of this, I would expect at least $50. Especially considering that it is for pet use. It is a temperature controller, displays current temp inside tank, and has a separate permanently wired temp sensor that sticks to the inside of the tank with a suction cup. The suction cup works very well, even after repeated removals. The heating pad plugs in separately to a 110v plug on the controller. You can use any 110v device, I would only recommend using a heater or heat lamp though lol. I suppose you could wire it into a stereo, and when the temperature gets above your set point it starts playing Jimi Hendrix. The problem with that, is you then have to figure out whether or not your reptile is more of a country fan, or a rock fan.. The heating pad is completely covered with adhesive on one side for sticking to OUTSIDE of the tank. It's a lot larger than I expected, although I didn't look too see what size I was buying - I just expected smaller. The instructions say multiple times to place on the outside of the tank, so be aware of that. Also, it is absolutely not supposed to be placed on wood or anything other than glass, according to the instructions, so be aware of that. After reading the instructions, and being aware of that, I decided to just set it under the tank, on top of wood. It wasn't even real wood. It was crap particle board. Maybe the glue in the particle board increased its thermal properties, but I doubt it. I think it's more probable that the heating pad doesn't get hot enough to catch wood on fire. I didn't stick it to the tank because we are replacing the tank in a month. I then decided to move the tank and stick it to the side of the tank temporarily, so I removed a half inch or so (ended up being about an inch) of the adhesive backing all the way around the edge of the heating pad and stuck it to the glass so that I can remove it, and the rest of the adhesive is unused for the new tank. If this is not an absolute permanent fixture on your tank, I would advise sticking it to the tank using only a little bit of the adhesive (by removing small sections of at the adhesive backing to expose only small areas of adhesive). You will never get this off the tank in reusable condition if you use the entire adhesive sheet. I probably exposed too much adhesive. It's going to be a pain when I go to remove it.