Heating (up) a small exo terra for my new pacman

[Manwell]

I hear what you're saying and in an ideal world this would be possible, by the time Manwell's an adult I will have adapted his exo terra to accommodate a side and/or back fitted heat mat or mats, but in the meantime I am very concerned my little man is younger than originally anticipated and his immediate and long term health is at risk if I don't meet his needs RIGHT NOW? I am very concerned about using light overhead heat as he's albino so this is a short term solution for the here and now, the good news is that he's now very active and eating well, I don't know much about frogs but I've kept hundreds of animal species and my experience tells me he's "happy"


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[Bedore]

I hear what you're saying and in an ideal world this would be possible, by the time Manwell's an adult I will have adapted his exo terra to accommodate a side and/or back fitted heat mat or mats, but in the meantime I am very concerned my little man is younger than originally anticipated and his immediate and long term health is at risk if I don't meet his needs RIGHT NOW? I am very concerned about using light overhead heat as he's albino so this is a short term solution for the here and now, the good news is that he's now very active and eating well, I don't know much about frogs but I've kept hundreds of animal species and my experience tells me he's "happy"


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Overhead heat will not harm or affect your albino in any way. Overhead lighting is not good for an albino's eyes but a ceramic heat emitter is NOT a light emitting device, it's a ceramic bulb that produces heat and no light. Many of us that live in cold areas successfully use a ceramic heat emitter. If you google ceramic heat emitter you will see what I am talking about.

Keep in mind that you came here looking for advice on how to heat a pacman frog enclosure. What you do with that advice is up to you, but this forum has tons of information and lots of good members who have a lot of experience with pacman frogs, their housing requirements, their care, and proper husbandry. Ultimately we all want the best for our frogs so I suggest you do some more reading and make your own conclusions. I still stand by the fact that a heat mat under the tank is not a good idea especially for a burrowing frog. If you are truly concerned about his long term well being then I urge you to do more reading on this forum and consider the advice already given to you.