Infrared Lamp

Can I use 150W Infrared Lamp as a heat source on the cool side?

what are the dimensions of your enclosure?

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Originally Posted by cmack91

what are the dimensions of your enclosure?

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Its only a 15 gallon tank.

NO, that will literally bake the snake! what is it in inches? im not familiar with that size

Are you going to control its out put somehow? if so yes you can unregulated in a ten that is a lot of heat.

What are your ambient room temps?

My room temps are about 75 and for a 10 gallon I use a 25 watt "I think" and it heats the ambient temps up to 80.

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Originally Posted by pigfat

My room temps are about 75 and for a 10 gallon I use a 25 watt "I think" and it heats the ambient temps up to 80.

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With a dimmer you could cut it down to about 25% power and you would be ok.
Without a dimmer, you'd have baked snake on your menu :(

I have a 15 gallon tank as well and a 50W infrared light but it has a narrow enough beam and I can move it to control how much of the tank it shines on and heats up. Maybe you could try raising it up so its not as strong a heat and only shining it on a small part of the tank? But it might just be too hot a light bulb...

Go with what the others have said here... unregulated heat lamps in that size of enclosure would be the death of your snake.

Personallly, I have a 30 gallon aquarium setup, and the ambient in my house & specifically my room goes down to 68 at night and remains between 70-75 in the day. Therefore, I'm required to opt for secondary heating to keep the ambient up. I have 2 rheostats, a precise zoomed one controlling my heat pad for the hotspot which keeps it around 88-90 degrees F. The other is a 6'' diameter, 150 watt(the bulb I use is 75 watts) infrared heat lamp controlled by a lamp dimmer positioned on the screen above the cool end, which keeps about half the tank's ambient at the right temps. The hotspot covers the rest.

The downside to using this is dry, arid conditions, though, so if you must, either place a larger water dish directly below the lamp or mist frequently. Normally, I do the former. During shed, I mist regularly.

That's waaaaay too much power. Either use a regulator as others have said, or a lower wattage bulb. A 40 or 50 watt is more than enough for that size tank. I use a 100w in my 40 gallon breeder on the hot side, and it keeps the temp at a steady 90. A 150 would be too much even for my tank. If the lower wattage bulb doesn't give you the heat you need, try a different fixture. For that tank, zoomed's mini dome with a 50w would work really well I think.

I looked again and I have a 15 watt bulb in a 10 gallon tank....it get the temp up to 80...is this safe?

Sounds perfect

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Originally Posted by pigfat

I looked again and I have a 15 watt bulb in a 10 gallon tank....it get the temp up to 80...is this safe?

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do you have a hot side too?

and im starting to get worried that pythonregius24 hasnt replied to this yet

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Originally Posted by cmack91

do you have a hot side too?

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Yes, I have the hot side with the uth set on 92.

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Originally Posted by pigfat

Yes, I have the hot side with the uth set on 92.

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then yeah, your fine

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Originally Posted by cmack91

do you have a hot side too?

and im starting to get worried that pythonregius24 hasnt replied to this yet

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sorry for the late reply..the thermostat that i ordered for the heat lamp just arrived today..i made a mistake on my post..the bulb that i have is a 100 watt..now i have the cool side around 80-85 and the hot side around 88-94..is that ok?

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Originally Posted by pythonregius24

sorry for the late reply..the thermostat that i ordered for the heat lamp just arrived today..i made a mistake on my post..the bulb that i have is a 100 watt..now i have the cool side around 80-85 and the hot side around 88-94..is that ok?

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From what you've given, it sounds perfect. Just so long as you have the rest of the proper husbandry(multiple hides, humidity taken care of, etc) you'll be fine. I do think a 6 degree variance on the hot end is a bit inconsistent, so if possible try to keep it 1-2, maybe 3 degrees within its high and low. That's the problem with rheostats; you need to turn it ever so slightly more or less to get those precise temps.

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Originally Posted by pythonregius24

sorry for the late reply..the thermostat that i ordered for the heat lamp just arrived today..i made a mistake on my post..the bulb that i have is a 100 watt..now i have the cool side around 80-85 and the hot side around 88-94..is that ok?

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i was just worried you had 150w blasting on your snake, but 100 isnt nearly as bad, and the temps are fine, if you start having humidity problems with the heat lamp, cover your screen in foil, and that'll help. just make sure to re-set your tstat, since this will hold the temps alot better, and it can get really high again