Quote Originally Posted by Patricia View Post
I'm in the same boat, needing an overhead lamp to heat the ambient air. Yes, that drastically drops the humidity. We get perfect sheds, though, so the humidity must be good. Here's what I do:

UTH (stuck onto the bottom to create belly heat) plugged into the 500r. That 500r has space for TWO things to plug into it, so the overhead lamp is plugged in as well. That way, the lamp is going on and off along with the UTH. It gives the humidity a chance to stay a bit higher than if the lamp were on constantly.
Prob i see with that is the fact ur kicking the light on and off. I can see u blowing bulbs A LOT faster then if u just left it on a dimmer

Way i see it if a bulb last 1 year hooked to a dimmer 24/7 that $11 a year

If u get bulbs last 3 months due to turning on and off A LOT during the day ur spending a lot more