Simply connect your heat mat heat cable or ceramic heater to the exo terra on off thermostat set the preferred temperature and place the heat sensor in the desired spot.
Exo terra heat mat holder.
The red led heat indicator will light up when the heating device is on and will shut off once the desired temperature has been reached.
Reptiles and amphibians are cold blooded and in their natural habitat they often use surfaces heated by the sun to thermoregulate.
The exo terra heat mat is a terrarium substrate heater that simulates these surfaces heated by the sun.
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The heat mat supplied with the holder to test is the exo terra heatwave desert mat unsurprisingly as exo terra and viv exotic are both brands of hagen.