Heat pad question...

[gtr319]

My pacman is currently housed in a 10 gal fish tank without any heat pad... should I get the one thats for 10 - 20 gal or should I just get a small one for 5 gal? Given that I don't want to use heat bulb... any ideas? Show me the picture so that I can have rough idea~ Thanks

[gtr319]

one more thing.... Pacatron burrowed himself very deep after he ate one piece of the can o worm and one piece from can o crickets... I accidentally made him jumped out of his hole when I was re-arranging the moss in side the tank... now the question is this... SHOULD I JUST LET HIM BE UNTIL HE UN-BURROW HIMSELF FROM THE GROUND? LET HIM BE IN THE MEANS OF NO FEEDING AND NOT BOTHERING HIM EXCEPT TO CHANGE WATER?....

[John911]

I'm confused. He was burrowed and he jumped out and now is out in the open? Then you said should you let him be til he un-burrows himself from the ground. Well, whatever the circumstance is, I would let him be. He knows what to do.

[gtr319]

@ Gorf311: what I meant was... I accidently made him jumped out of his hole (I shoulda made this clear, but then I was late to take my gf to the airport, thats why I didn't check what I wrote), now he is @ the same spot for a couple of hours, and I would like to know if he will burrow himself again?

What I noticed was that after he ate, he burrow himself DEEP into the substrate, to a point where I only see the eyes... is that normal after meal? And how would I know when he is hungry and when he is not?

And regards to the heat pad question on the 10 gal. tank, should I get one for 10 - 20 gal. or should I get a 1 - 5 gal. one? Reason I asked is because I will only place the heater on one side of the tank... thanks for answering my question and sorry for the confusion.

[John911]

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What I noticed was that after he ate, he burrow himself DEEP into the substrate, to a point where I only see the eyes... is that normal after meal? And how would I know when he is hungry and when he is not?

And regards to the heat pad question on the 10 gal. tank, should I get one for 10 - 20 gal. or should I get a 1 - 5 gal. one? Reason I asked is because I will only place the heater on one side of the tank... thanks for answering my question and sorry for the confusion.[/QUOTE]

Mine pretty much stays burried all the time. From what I have read on here, and mine does the same...they come out when they are hungry. Although sometimes at night he is still burried and i'll throw a cricket in and after ten mins or so its gone. In 2 weeks i still havent witnessed mine eat lol.

I think as far as the heating pad size, it might depend on the temp your house is kept at. But...i would guess if you kept the top sealed with the humidity up it might get pretty warm with a small pad. Put it this way, i have a zoomed 12x12x18 terrarium (i think about 11 gallons) sitting here with a false bottom, water feature, and plants. The humidty is at 96% and the temp is 82 in there. There are no heating elements. A uv light that probably throws off a little bit, but thats it.

[gtr319]

But after the accident from last night, he won't burrow himself anymore, and I checked the temp gauge this morning, its about 71 - 72 degree... is that too cold for the Pacman?