Greetings.....new bp owner here. I've been reading a ton of threads and have been learning a lot from everyone, this site is fantastic.

I've basically got the temp/humidity/lighting rules down I think (let me know if I'm wrong)....seems like the general rules are temps need to be around 90-93 on warm side/in the hide, 80 to 83 on cool side, and the humidity ranging from 55% to 65%. If you have day light coming in through windows etc, then "artificial" lighting really isn't a concern.

Here is my question though.....if heat lamps are a no no because of the effect they have on humidity (which is what I'm going through), then what is the best way to get the two temp areas in the terrarium? Right now I have a reptile heating pad under the cage, and the temps seem to be reasonably good, but the only way I can get the warm side up to where it should be (90-93), is I need a heat lamp on, which of course also gives off light, so I turn off at night, which then in turn keeps the entire cage in the low 80s. I'm assuming I need something else to keep the warm side of the cage where it needs to be?

What are the best bulbs that can emit heat, don't ruin the humidity, and lastly will not be shining 24 hours a day? (which would of course be bad)

So far, he seems reasonably comfortable, has fed well, etc, etc. I guess I'm just trying to avoid any health problems down the road.

Thanks for any info that you all can provide!