Vivarium electronics 300 and halogen light

[monty_python9]

can a vivarium electronics 300 be used for controlling a basking lamp that has a halogen bulb? I use one on my blue tongue skin's vision cage.

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[jclaiborne]

I got mixed answers on this when I called the different T-Stat Companies, some said no outright because it will kill the bulb, and others said "not really"...I thought I remembered a while back that Herpstat released a model that can now work with a bulb, but I don't remember hearing much more about it. What I ended up having to do was figure out what wattages I needed for different temps, after messing with it a little bit I have it dialed in for all my lizards and don't have to dim, or regulate the bulbs.

[Prognathodon]

Contact Vivarium Electronics (.com) or Reptile Basics (.com) - The VE300 is pulse proportional and the RB website says not for use with incandescent bulbs. You may be better with the VE200D, which is a dimmer. I think halogen bulbs are considered incandescent, but they'll be able to help.


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[PitOnTheProwl]

I don't think the bulb will last

[jclaiborne]

I agree with Pit, when I was messing with my cages I put a bulb on a straight dimmer and didn't adjust it, even that killed the life of it. I have my blueys in Vision cages too, what model? What are the ambients in your room, knowing that I can probably point you in the right direction on bulbs that you wont have to worry about regulating.

[monty_python9]

80.2 degrees fahrenheit. in a vision 422

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[jclaiborne]

So that is 18in tall correct? Does it have the dome light screen on it? I opted out of those on mine so I mounted a fixture inside the cage. I have some 322's so those are 21in tall. My fixture inside drops the bulb surface about 5 inches down. With that being said I use a 35W Par 30 Flood bulb in those cages and don't have to regulate, my ambients are close to yours, but drop at night...