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

The sticky stuff ripped right off with the paper.

Works as described 50 gallon tank needs 2 to get over 80’F

At first I thought these heat mats were gonna be perfect. Not so! Less than a month later they started to peel away from the tank a bit but I would press them back down and it seemed ok. A couple months now and I can’t keep them attached at all. Don’t know if it was a bad batch with poor tack ability or if they are always this poorly made. Very disappointed. On top of that once the mat peels away the thermostat goes crazy trying to heat the air to 90 degrees so you can imagine how hot the mat is. Again I’m just very disappointed. I bought 3 at the same time. Only 1 barely sticks. A waste of hard earned money.

This mat is okay. I honestly think a night heat lamp works better. You have to have some sort of covering on the floor of your tank or you might burn your pet. It only radiates heat from where it sits under the tank, but only to that spot if your pet is directly on top of it. It says on the instructions not to move it once it is stuck on the tank. They are right. I decided to buy a larger tank a week after putting it on and I tried to stick it on the new tank....it doesnt stick. It is more of a one time use. Zilla products do not impress me.

I had a another one (that broke down), that was at the same size, also 4W, and produced more heat. This one doesnt seem to heat as well. She stays outside her shed and tried to attach herself to it to get warm, she didnt do that with the previous one, her shed was warm enough. UPDATE: after a few months completely stopped working

Id really leave no stars for this is I could. We ordered these to be sent to our house which we were moving into. Which they were. We got here yesterday and put them onto brand new, clean tanks last night. This morning we came in and both beaters fell off of the tanks because the glue wouldnt hold them on. My lizards are both frozen and had better not get sick. Not only that but these heaters were sitting on a wood floor all night now as well. This entire purchase was an expensive waste.

I love the zilla UTHs. I have them on 3 vivs and counting!

it works just like its suppose to. keeps the tarantula warm on the cold nites.

Had this to help heat a 125 gallon tank I was using to hold two corn snakes. It wouldnt stay onto the bottom of the tank so I had to put towels underneath the pad to press it against the glass. I didnt remove it or anything and left it where it was on the first stick so I think the adhesive just cant stand up to the heat and just gave up within the first day of usage. Heat wise it works fine, the snakes are pretty happy and seem pretty active and digest their meals just fine. I would get the Zoo Med instead as I am using that one for my 20 gallon tank that my king snake is in. The Zoo Med gets just as hot despite being only a 5w pad, the adhesive hasnt lost its bite yet and comes with bottom raisers so the tank wont pinch the cable. On the 125 Gallon tank this wasnt a problem since the stand I have the tank on has a hole on the table top for the cord to slip through. Only issue is the Zoo Med doesnt come in this particular size, the extra long shape made it perfect for the really big tank I was using it with. Either way, Id rather pay more for 2 Zoo Med small sized heaters then one of these again, and looking back its what I should have done. Pros: 1. Size and shape perfect for extra large tanks 2. Price is fair compared to other pads this size Cons: 1. No bottom raisers for the tank, need them to prevent cord pinching 2. Adhesive failed after one day 3. Doesnt get that hot considering how much watts it consumes

I have been using this to maintain a 70 degree temperature inside a cooler that houses a beer fermented. Maintains a perfect 70 deg at all times. (I do have it on a GFCI outlet just in case fermentation gets a bit to active.)