Zilla Terrarium Heat Mats Black Small, 10-20 Gallon, 8 Watt

Product I recieved is faulty. It isn’t heating up. If it had worked, it would’ve been nice for the price.

It does not adhere to bottom of tank and the outside of pad gets very hot to the touch.

It is a good size and seems to work well but it keeps falling off of the bottom of my tank.

It works really, however...... Someone needs to figure out how to get these things to stick to the underside of the tank better. I have been using these things for my reptiles for years. The problem I have is that I attach it then check back in a few days and it is dangling there. So I came up with a plan. If you are like me and have the wooden stands that you buy in the pet store that matches your aquarium size and it has these large cutouts between the bottom of the tank and the top of the stand. That is where the heat pad will just fall through because of the heat warming the glue and the weight of the cord pulling down on it. I have some leftover 12 x 12 ceramic tiles. I just cut it down to about 8 inches on one side and slid it under the tank, but on top of the stand with the heating pad above the tile. It works great. You could probably use something else. I just figured the heat wouldnt effect the ceramic tile. This way it pushes the pad right up on the tank and also sends the heat up through the tank rather than just warming the storage area down below.

I too have fallen victim to the adhesive issue - the mat separates from the adhesive backing and I tried to re-stick but with no success. This happened 3 days after installation. Zilla could not have possibly tested this or, even worse, were aware of the product issues and put it to market anyway.

my lizard loves this thing and is much more active since she went a bit without a mat. heats the tank very well.

The product does a great job at heating the 10 gallon tank but like others have stated, the glue doesnt hold well. I simply places a wooden slat under the tank to hold the heater to the glass so it is working fine but to those who are about to purchase consider having a plan on how you are going to deal with the glue issue.

First off this will not replace a heat light, it is not ment to do that. I leave on 24/7 to keep half the habitat warm. Place under glass habitat on side my lizards cave is on. Have been using for about 2 months. Working great to keep lizard warm at night. Highly recommed.

This heat mat has the worst adhesive! It did not stick to the bottom of the terrarium for more than an hour after application. I would never buy this product ever again, BUYER BEWARE! I ended up buying a Zoo Med Under Tank Heater afterwards and have not had one issue with it; that one at least stays stuck to the bottom of the terrarium.

It provided a warm spot for our tarantulata to hang out on, but I doubt it could warm a 10 gallon tank. My major complaint is the adhesive did not last past two days.