First Pacman - Need Help ASAP!

[Starlitrain]

he probably cant believe how comfortable is it now in comparison lol

Ha ha! Hopefully that's it. :-D

I've tried to brush the substrate off his head, but he's literally 3 inches down and you can't even tell where he's sitting...I dug him out last night just to make sure he was actually there and so he could eat. Now that I know, I wont do that again. lol :-)

[Lija]

wait a minute how deep his substrate is now? is he 3' down it is a bit too much, try to leave layer of substrate just enough so he can bury himself but eyes would be sticking out, like may be 2-2.5" of substrate only. this way he is deep "undercover" but still can see food.

[Starlitrain]

wait a minute how deep his substrate is now? is he 3' down it is a bit too much, try to leave layer of substrate just enough so he can bury himself but eyes would be sticking out, like may be 2-2.5" of substrate only. this way he is deep "undercover" but still can see food.

Gotcha. I'll take some out as soon as I get home. It varies between 2-3"...I thought something was wrong when I couldn't see the guy. :-/

I have another question:
I'm looking at the Zoo Med UTH at Petsmart. They have two sizes I'm considering: 6" by 8" 8 watt mat (rated for 10-20 gallons) and the 8" by 12" 16 watt mat(rated for 30-40 gallons). Now I'm not too sure how well these work as I've never used them. Would I be okay getting the smaller one since I only have a 5.5 gallon enclosure right now? or should I overestimate and get the larger one? It will be hooked up to the Herpstat to control the day/night temperature changes.

[Lija]

i would get bigger one and use controller.