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Re: Heating Troubles
Originally Posted by HadesBP18
- Is it ok to put the ceramic heater in a dome clamp lamp as long as it can withstand the wattage?
yes, but sorry. i dont know much about bearded dragons so thats all i can answer.
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Re: Heating Troubles
1. No, CHE's get extremely hot and could cause a fire if put in a normal socket. You can get a ceramic based lamp at WalMart for around $7.
2. If it isn't getting warm enough, I would try a 40w flood lamp from WalMart also. It will easily get your basking temps to 110-115 degrees and your warm side in the 90's. If it alone doesn't keep your cool side around 80 or so, I would use the CHE on a dimmer. You can put the CHE lamp in the middle of the tank lid and hopefully that will keep everything in the correct ranges.
3. Yes, the basking and the warm side are on the same side, but are different temp ranges. You can use anything, branches, hammocks, basking ledges, to provide a basking spot.
Hope you get it sorted out!
--Becky--
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Re: Heating Troubles
they can go in the clamp lamps though, those are ceramic
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Re: Heating Troubles
True, but some aren't. The lamps with the black screw-in sockets are NOT ceramic and will overheat, causing a fire hazard. Use ONLY ceramic sockets for CHEs. Most of the ones you buy in a pet store are ceramic based, but as I buy mine at WalMart to save MOOLAH, LoL, there are two choices: normal based lamp and ceramic based. There is about a $2 difference in the price, as the normal is around $5 and the ceramic is around $7. The ones I am talking about are 8.5" industrial clamp lamps. You just have to make sure you get the correct one
I should take a picture of both to make sure everyone knows the difference. I'm sure ya'll do, but someone may come along and not know. It's always good to have a picture reference.
--Becky--
?.? Normals, 1.0 100% Het Pied Classic Jungle, 1.0 Yellow Hypo, 0.1 100% Het Butterscotch Hypo, 0.1 100% Het VPI Hypo, 0.1 100% Het Yellow Hypo, 1.0 Enchi, 1.1 Yellowbellies, 0.1 YB Granite, 1.0 Black Pastel, 1.0 Lemon Pastel, 0.1 50% Possible Het Banded Albino, 0.1 Spider, 1.0 Fire, 0.2 Granite
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Re: Heating Troubles
I have my basking light in the smaller metallic looking clamp and the ceramic heater I have in this really big black dome light that says it can withstand 200w of power. I regulated it all yesterday and it didn't eve get too hot on the outside.
My room gets really really cold in the winter and so Im trying to find ways to heat the tanks without the lights. Thats why Im trying to move the ceramic heater closer. But I can use the 40w floodlight for a basking?
Thanks for all your help everyone!
(Formerly HadesBP18)
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Re: Heating Troubles
Unfortunately a UVB and basking light doesn't heat the tank properly. The ceramic heater I'm using now is working great and Kota is a lot more alert and active now that it is a bit warmer. If I didn't use it she's surely freeze.
(Formerly HadesBP18)
1.0 Spider: Artemas
1.0 Mojave coming soon!
0.1 High Contrast Albino coming soon!
1.1 Pastels: Hyperion and Theia (DSD Pastel girl coming soon!)
1.0 BCI: Kozma
RIP Kalypso 11/13/13
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