heating pad

[lizardoking]

I am going to make a cage for reptiles and I was wondering what would happen if I put a heating pad on plain wood. Would it burn the wood or would the heat not go through the entire cage?

[-okapi-]

It all depends. Depends on the wood's thinkness, the size of the enclosure, the size of the heating pad, the amount of heat the pad puts off, etc. I would say that most of the heat would dissapate and be wasted, a spot lamp would be better.

[lizardoking]

alright thanks