Quote Originally Posted by severe_bomber View Post
I use an UTH but have trouble keeping the ambient temp high enough (cold house!) so have to use a bulb as well (on a t-stat). Just bought one of those ceramic bulbs in the hope it (a) will give out warmth but not constant light, thus eliminating stress; and
(b) won't kill the humidity like a bulb is at the moment, even infra-red.

Haven't tried it yet though....
CHE's are just as bad for maintaining humidity. Not to say you can't have proper humidity and a CHE, its just more work than a lot of people want to put in. I had one and switched to tubs soon after.