holy crap people!!
RELAX!!
Take a breath...ok, feel better now?
Alright first of all. Reason for heat lamps is this, I live in upstate ny and the temp of my room is 65. Now hmmmm, does that sound a bit low to you? I know I'm not a reptile expert but I know Kenyan San Boa's are from like, Africa right? Ok so that means my ambient temperature is too low. Do you get that? Ok now here something you UTH fanatics don't seem to grasp very well. UTH's do almost nothing to ambient temps. They are very useful for basking spots, when you have something to regulate them but really don't effect ambient temps. So now your gonna say, "well why don't you use a uth and a red heat light instead of both?" Because the red heat light doesn't make enough heat by itself. With them combined I have a cool side of 77, a warm side 80ish, and a basking spot of approx 95. To me conditions seem optimal, to you probably not. Just opinion I suppose, but your method is by no means "better."
Reply With Quote