Getting Serious for KyJinn

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by sickvenom

I guess the ground in australia never retains heat?????????????????? These animals are from desert or semi desert areas. Why on earth would you not provide them with some belly heat? It doesn't have to be the main heat source, but to say they don't need it is just plain false and misleading.

Honestly I have never heard of anyone using an UTH for a dragon. Same reason why you don't use a heat rock. They have problems with burning their bellies. Besides the heat that the ground retains in the desert is nothing like the heat given off from a heat rock or UTH. I would think if I put in some normal flat rocks in there they would absorb plenty of heat from the heating lamp.

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Honestly I have never heard of anyone using an UTH for a dragon. Same reason why you don't use a heat rock. They have problems with burning their bellies.

those are two different types of heat sources that operate in two different fashions.

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Besides the heat that the ground retains in the desert is nothing like the heat given off from a heat rock or UTH.

it is similar to uth. the heat radiates from the ground.

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

I would think if I put in some normal flat rocks in there they would absorb plenty of heat from the heating lamp.

that would work if the rocks were directly under the heat lamp. but it's still not the same as having heat come from the ground/substrate.

i don't understand why more people don't use belly heat with dragons. especially when these people supposedly want to 'mimic' their natural habitat?????