lighting for RTB cage

so i just bought a RTB (my first snake) and i brought it home and set it all up and what not.
the people at the store recomended a 75 W bulb for the heating lamp, but when i checked the temp. it was well over 105 above on the surface of the hiding spot (which is right below the lamp) and about 100 inside the hiding spot.
so i went back and they gave me a 50 W bulb and its still in the 100's.

i also have a heating pad on the outside of the tank underneat the hiding spot.

what should i do? any suggestions? different bulb? no bulb? no heat pad?

thanks.

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Originally Posted by chibbi

so i just bought a RTB (my first snake) and i brought it home and set it all up and what not.
the people at the store recomended a 75 W bulb for the heating lamp, but when i checked the temp. it was well over 105 above on the surface of the hiding spot (which is right below the lamp) and about 100 inside the hiding spot.
so i went back and they gave me a 50 W bulb and its still in the 100's.

i also have a heating pad on the outside of the tank underneat the hiding spot.

what should i do? any suggestions? different bulb? no bulb? no heat pad?

thanks.

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I would lose the bulb and go with the UTH alone.

Peace

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Originally Posted by chibbi

so i just bought a RTB (my first snake) and i brought it home and set it all up and what not.
the people at the store recomended a 75 W bulb for the heating lamp, but when i checked the temp. it was well over 105 above on the surface of the hiding spot (which is right below the lamp) and about 100 inside the hiding spot.
so i went back and they gave me a 50 W bulb and its still in the 100's.

i also have a heating pad on the outside of the tank underneat the hiding spot.

what should i do? any suggestions? different bulb? no bulb? no heat pad?

thanks.

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get a dimmer or a thermostat. i got a dimmer at petmsart for 21.99 and it can handle up to 150 watts and 2 things can be plugged into it

I got a Lutron Credenza dimmer at Home Depot for $10-something and it handles up to 300w, and you can plug a power strip into it. :)

awesome. thanks. :)