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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spidey noob" data-source="post: 45930" data-attributes="member: 3191">there is a couple of reasons for not haveing them underneath, firstly it Ts get to hot they will burrow to escape the heat if the heat source in under the enclosure the are going nearer to it & they cant thermoregulate so they will cook there self, secondly if there underneath your will dry out the substrate to quick & not be able to keep the wright hummidity for them. befroe i upgraded my set up i was useing some 7wat heat mat & i personaly found they wernt really strong enought to get the temps where they needed to be, so if u can i would get a one larger heatmat so u can place both enclosures along it but u must attach a thermostat its vittal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>