Irritating Question About Heaters
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:06 pmHey everyone! I'm new to the forums and a new RES caretaker. I have an irritating question for you guys. When I inherited my turtle, he came with a hole bunch of equipment. Most of it crap. But one of the things I got was this PETCO Brand heater: http://www.petco.com/product/102227/PET ... aters.aspx
Well, it's like this. Only blue so I think it's essentially the same. Not sure the wattage.
Anyways, I live in AZ and I've been watching the water temp at it's been pretty safe so far (73-78 degrees). But yesterday it dropped to 67 degrees. No bueno. So I decided to throw the heater in just for the night and it kept the water a safe temperature.
My question is this (don't I have a knack for drawing things out?): will this heater be safe? I was concerned about him burning himself or gnawing on the molding and getting sick? I've heard of people using a PVC casing, but I lack both PVC and a power drill so...yeah.
Any tips would be nice! I recently upgraded from a 10 gal to 20 gal if it helps.
Well, it's like this. Only blue so I think it's essentially the same. Not sure the wattage.
Anyways, I live in AZ and I've been watching the water temp at it's been pretty safe so far (73-78 degrees). But yesterday it dropped to 67 degrees. No bueno. So I decided to throw the heater in just for the night and it kept the water a safe temperature.
My question is this (don't I have a knack for drawing things out?): will this heater be safe? I was concerned about him burning himself or gnawing on the molding and getting sick? I've heard of people using a PVC casing, but I lack both PVC and a power drill so...yeah.
Any tips would be nice! I recently upgraded from a 10 gal to 20 gal if it helps.