Quote Originally Posted by bigblue09 View Post
i have been reading and getting mixed answers about lighting. right now i have a heating pad, a red light for night and a blue tint light for daytime. i cant keep the heat up enough just with the pad. should i ditch the blue bulb and just use the red 24/7? i cant afford a CHE at the moment so im sticking with bulbs. right now my temps are 90-95 hot side and 78-83 cold with 51-63% humidity. can i get some opinions here?
Yeah they don't necessarily need additional lighting, I just leave my blinds open for a little sunlight. I do use the nighttime bulbs pretty consistently too to help stabilize temps on the cool side. I think you'd be fine going with your plan. I used to like to have a daytime lamp going too, but I realized they aren't all that necessary.