New Snek Momma

[Craiga 01453]

The best way I’ve found to adjust ambient temps using a heat lamp or CHE is just adjusting how far off the screen they sit. Placed right on the screen, ambient temps are hotter. Raised higher, they lower. You’ll just have to mess with it a bit.

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This doesn't help with the output of heat. It just throws max heat all the time. Using a thermostat is the only reliable way to go.
Using your method the temps will fluctuate as temps in the room fluctuate.
Not to mention, it's TONS of wasted heat and electricity.

The lamp belongs on the screen, controlled by a tstat. Otherwise the heat is escaping rather than being directed into the enclosure.

Bottom line: ALL HEAT SOURCES SHOULD BE REGULATED BY A THERMOSTAT.