Heat

[Physician&Snakes]

Just a quick question that im curious about. I have a heat pad on bottom of tank and then a day/bask bulb. Turn light on day night and leave heat mat on 24/7. If i do this do i need an infared heat bulb at night also for my bp?

Thanks in Advance.

You should only need one or the other. As long the heat pad gives a suitable basking spot of 86-94F then a light is unnecessary. And of course vise versa...day bulbs can sometimes stress specimens so I prefer to use only infared lights if I am not using a heat pad.

In about 5 seconds we are going to change the topic to humidity so get ready...

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Just a quick question that im curious about. I have a heat pad on bottom of tank and then a day/bask bulb. Turn light on day night and leave heat mat on 24/7. If i do this do i need an infared heat bulb at night also for my bp?

Thanks in Advance.

You should only need one or the other. As long the heat pad gives a suitable basking spot of 86-94F then a light is unnecessary. And of course vise versa...day bulbs can sometimes stress specimens so I prefer to use only infared lights if I am not using a heat pad.

In about 5 seconds we are going to change the topic to humidity so get ready...