Let the Rock Do the Work: How Natural Stone Delivers the Belly Heat Your Reptile Needs

No heat mat. No electricity. Just rock doing what rock has done for millions of years. At dusk in Iran's Kerman Province, basalt formations that absorbed solar energy all day begin releasing that warmth back into the cool evening air. A leopard gecko doesn't need a thermostat to find its preferred body temperature — it just needs the right stone beneath its belly.