heating for american toads?

[Stolzieren]

so I didn't previously have a UTH, I read there was no need for one and my house doesn't get all that cold... but I was wondering if I should get one? I think it would help with digestion and keeping them comfortable

I have concerns though, will a UTH make it too hot or humid?

[JButera]

Active toads that are feeding prefer a body temperature around 80 degrees F. I'm thinking your house doesn't get that warm so your going to need some additional heat, preferably from an overhead heat source.

[jasonm96]

A heat mat should be fine, they will get hot and this is why they must always be used with a thermostat. They should also be used on the side as toads burrow, if you put it on the bottom this will confuse them.

[Stolzieren]

A heat mat should be fine, they will get hot and this is why they must always be used with a thermostat. They should also be used on the side as toads burrow, if you put it on the bottom this will confuse them.

so attach the UTH to the SIDE of the enclosure? and yeah I do plan on using a thermostat, sorry I forgot to mention that! I have leopard geckos so I know it's important to have a thermostat cause without it it'll get waaay too hot and have fire risks as well as a risk to the animals' health.

[Stolzieren]

Active toads that are feeding prefer a body temperature around 80 degrees F. I'm thinking your house doesn't get that warm so your going to need some additional heat, preferably from an overhead heat source.

ah yeah, I'll definitely get a UTH then. I don't think they need a light, in fact it would probably just stress them out since it'd be light all the time

[JButera]

who said to leave it on all the time? If your running a deep substrate for burrowing then nothing beats an overhead heat source.

[jasonm96]

Glad to hear that's exactly why but I've seen too many people using them without. IMO I don't think you'd need more heat mat as room temp is normally enough, they don't need to be kept over 70F by what I've read and the temperature at night can go down pretty low. I think you should provide a full spectrum light and even that itself might raise the temperature slightly, so try that before getting the heat mat. If you do need a heat mat, it can be applied to the side or back and should cover no more than half the wall.

[JButera]

The problem with no additional heat is there's no 'choices' available to the animal. IMO a proper enclosure for any herp is one that has choices, then the animal gets to decide what it needs.

[Larry Wardog]

How big is the enclosure? I have American toads and kept one successfully last year and she is still going strong right now. A ceramic heat emitter 60 W if the enclosure is big enough could heat the enclosure. Uth gets the enclosure around 2-7 degrees warmer. My WTF tank has one and that's where my info is on that. A ceramic heat emitter if placed well by observing how hot it makes the enclosure could work. No added light. But make sure it's placed far enough away that it hits the temp you want or it can bake the enclosure. I'm using a 100W for a 75 Gallon. Have not yet but I will tonight. It is in a hallway with little heat. Hope this helps


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