Catching their Food?

[Kurt]

Bombina orientalis is a temperate zone animal so keep it accordingly. Mid 70's is fine.

[firefly]

Ooo I'm lucky if my house gets up to 60-65f in the day and 59f in the night brrr.

Its cold in the UK even with central heating on.

Should I put a heatmat on the back then - even tho they sit in a cold bath all day??

[JeffX]

Ooo I'm lucky if my house gets up to 60-65f in the day and 59f in the night brrr.

Its cold in the UK even with central heating on.

Should I put a heatmat on the back then - even tho they sit in a cold bath all day??

Yeah, I'd get an undertank heater for them.

[firefly]

Yeah, I'd get an undertank heater for them.

Thanks JeffX - but would the heat radiate through the water bowl that they sit in??

Its an Exo-Terra one thats really quite thickish at the bottom, or should I put it on the substrate side of the tank - but then that's a layer about 2 inch thick of small stones topped with Eco-earth & moss.

[JeffX]

Thanks JeffX - but would the heat radiate through the water bowl that they sit in??

Its an Exo-Terra one thats really quite thickish at the bottom, or should I put it on the substrate side of the tank - but then that's a layer about 2 inch thick of small stones topped with Eco-earth & moss.

If you put it under the tank where the water dish it will help with the humidity, but I like to keep it on the opposite end of the water dish. I have heard of some people putting their undertank heaters on the sides of tanks. They mainly do that for burrowing animals. For FBTs I'd just keep it under the tank.

[Crystal6]

Yeah, I'd get an undertank heater for them.

Not to hijack the topic but, do you have a website from which I can order such a heater?

[JeffX]

Not to hijack the topic but, do you have a website from which I can order such a heater?

Personally no. But you can order them from Petco or Petsmart's website. I'm pretty sure lllreptile also sells from them. I just buy my mine at pet stores.

[firefly]

Sorry to keep on - but how can the heat radiate up through the substrate thats around 4 inch thick??

[Kurt]

It can't. Mount the heating pad on the side of the tank. And keep it away from water. Water hitting the side of the tank where the heater is mounted can cause a thermal crack, possibly shattering the glass.