how to keep temp up??

[staychillin22]

Ok so some people have been telling me to get rid of my heat lamp because it messes up the humidty so what kind of bulb should i use to keep the temp high in the tank?

[jason79]

Use an under tank heater. If you still need a heat bulb to keep the ambient temp up use a water bowl with a larger surface area and put it near the heat that keeps the humidity up for me in the display tanks I have.

[mr. s]

UTH all the way. Then a lamp can be used as an extra to keep the ambient temps up. Ceramic or red bulbs work well.

[Argentra]

For ambient heat only, blue midnight bulbs are best, followed by red night and ceramic heat emitters. But lamps are only really to boost ambient temps.

For actual warm/basking side temps, use an under tank heater or flexwatt, and be sure to have them on a thermostat.