Hello...I have a question or two

[The Serpent Merchant]

I saw that you recommended the 75 watt infared bulb, will it keep the ambient temperatures above 75 degrees though.. If I'm not mistaken the nighttime bulb that I previously used was 75 watt.. and didn't keep the tank warm enough.. But then again I changed to the flukers thermometer and the 100 watt bulb at the same time so it may have kept the temps correct.

I'm going to look into the infared bulb though. Fortunately shes been very good with me leaving the daytime bulb on. I dont see her during the day but at night before i go to sleep she comes out. But I know the bulb your recommending is the best option to go with also.

It depends on your rooms temperature. if you are worried about the 75 watt bulb not being enough, it comes in a 100 watt version. I would recommend that you get a lamp dimmer like this one to dial it down if need be.

http://www.google.com/products/catal...MAI#ps-sellers

The Infrared bulbs are different from other "night" bulbs. most are regular light bulbs with a blue or red coating over the glass. Infrared bulbs actually put out a different wavelength of light that is more effective at transmitting heat. The other main type of "night" bulbs are blacklights aka UV. Blacklights are at the opposite side of the visual spectrum of light and are very poor at transmitting heat. (Infrared light has a very large wavelength in which it can transmit heat while UV has a very small wavelength that reduces the amount of heat that can be transferred)

Sorry for the physics lesson lol