What It Says On The Box:
HabiStat Heat Mats are thin and flat, meaning they can be well hidden within your enclosure.
Habistat Heat Mats produce ultra long wavelength infra red heat; this wavelength is invisible to the human eye and heats the surface it is in contact with rather than the air. This action of heating is very similar to the sun and it has the ability to heat anything that it strikes but with the air temperature remaining much lower
Heat mats do get warm but provide a very gentle warmth .
Heat mats should be used in conjuction with a Habistat Mat Stat
It should be noted that heat mats give a gentle background heat.
Heat mats are excellent heaters for most applications requiring night time heat.