Can I Use A Night Bulb For Heat?

[LaurenMitchell]

I am getting a ball python soon, and am trying to figure out heating. I have a under tank heater, and a thermostat so far. For my size tank and room temperature this isn't enough. Ive been testing out different light bulb wattages from various bearded dragon extras I have. I have found that a 75 watt basking light is the lowest wattage that can get my tank up to the correct temperature/higher. It just turns on and off a lot, which I assume is better than if it can barely reach the temperature I am looking for, and maybe sometimes can't. I have had a red heat lamp before and I don't like it. The tank is in my bedroom, so not only is it ugly but it is bright when I try to sleep. So my question is: Can I use a Black nightlight bulb (flukers) as an additional heat source all the time? I would assume its not a problem in the day, as it doesn't cast much light, and at night it won't be too bright. Also, does 75 watts from a basking light generate the same heat as 75 watts from a black night light?

Thanks!

[DennisM]

sounds like you want a ceramic heat emitter, aka CHE. gives off heat but no light. fits the same fixtures as an incandescent light bulb. your going to need a thermostat for any and all heat sources. you don't want to leave any heat source on all the time.

[vikingr]

https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Exo-Terr...rra+night+bulb

I use these bulbs to keep temps up at night, a CHE will also accomplish this with no light...

[imhumpty]

I am getting a ball python soon, and am trying to figure out heating. I have a under tank heater, and a thermostat so far. For my size tank and room temperature this isn't enough. Ive been testing out different light bulb wattages from various bearded dragon extras I have. I have found that a 75 watt basking light is the lowest wattage that can get my tank up to the correct temperature/higher. It just turns on and off a lot, which I assume is better than if it can barely reach the temperature I am looking for, and maybe sometimes can't. I have had a red heat lamp before and I don't like it. The tank is in my bedroom, so not only is it ugly but it is bright when I try to sleep. So my question is: Can I use a Black nightlight bulb (flukers) as an additional heat source all the time? I would assume its not a problem in the day, as it doesn't cast much light, and at night it won't be too bright. Also, does 75 watts from a basking light generate the same heat as 75 watts from a black night light?

Thanks!

At first I used a basking blub and I got a night blub but then I read more and got a CHE and now I use the night blue light for the cool side just to keep the temp up on the cool side of the tank. The only downside about the CHE that it kills the humidity where it put it.


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