Help with raising ambient and cold side temp?

[GiddyGoat]

Dang it.... I'm really scared now. I didn't know that the metal one's couldn't be used with CHE's.... I should've came back on here sooner. My dad is gonna kill me... So do I have to return the 5.5" and the 75W now? or will it be okay? Please help I'm not sure and I contacted the breeder today, he wants to ship before it gets too cold, so I'm a little pressed for time..

And as for the temp gun, I'm getting one of those as well.

I know I seem like a discombobulated mess, but it's hard communicating with my dad about all of this. I thought I haf it figured out. I will let him know about the problem with the fixture I guess, and tell him again that I need a temp gun.

[tttaylorrr]

The solid metal lamp domes are actually not UL listed for use with CHE's, not even the ones with ceramic fixtures. I wish manufacturers would make this fact more obvious. I've only seen it in the fine print. I myself used metal domes for years before I found out. The only fixture approved for use with CHE's is the wire cage type. A few different manufacturers make them. I have the same Exo Terra glass terrarium for one of my beeps, and the small 150w max rated size fits perfectly in one of the plastic frames on the screen. I use a Zilla dome spring clip to hold it on, though I had to use a needle nose pliers to open the hooks a bit so they would go on the smaller mesh screen that Exo Terra uses.

@Silverdreams: this is news to me! thank you for sharing. i'm considering changing out my dome for the wire cage now...

Dang it.... I'm really scared now. I didn't know that the metal one's couldn't be used with CHE's.... I should've came back on here sooner. My dad is gonna kill me... So do I have to return the 5.5" and the 75W now? or will it be okay? Please help I'm not sure and I contacted the breeder today, he wants to ship before it gets too cold, so I'm a little pressed for time..

And as for the temp gun, I'm getting one of those as well.

I know I seem like a discombobulated mess, but it's hard communicating with my dad about all of this. I thought I haf it figured out. I will let him know about the problem with the fixture I guess, and tell him again that I need a temp gun.

you're doing just fine. keep the bulb, and return the metal dome for a wire caging like this one. according to the item listing, the socket can work with any bulb up to 250 W. i just might be changing out my dome for this wire one based on @Silverdreams information.

you're almost there!

[GiddyGoat]

@Silverdreams: this is news to me! thank you for sharing. i'm considering changing out my dome for the wire cage now...



you're doing just fine. keep the bulb, and return the metal dome for a wire caging like this one. according to the item listing, the socket can work with any bulb up to 250 W. i just might be changing out my dome for this wire one based on @Silverdreams information.

you're almost there!

okay.... thanks for all the help guys... I'm just freaking out now. If I was old enough to drive it wouldn't be so much of a problem, but my dad is the one who has to take me to run all of these errands... Hopefully he doesn't get too upset with me. I will see what I can do. Thanks again

[tttaylorrr]

okay.... thanks for all the help guys... I'm just freaking out now. If I was old enough to drive it wouldn't be so much of a problem, but my dad is the one who has to take me to run all of these errands... Hopefully he doesn't get too upset with me. I will see what I can do. Thanks again

take a deeeep breath. you're learning something new like, every posting so of course you're changing your mind and needing to make adjustments. explain to your dad you found a solution that is UL approved (UL is the leader of product safety testing) and should not be of concern.

one thing i forgot to ask: what is the size of the area between the bars?

[GiddyGoat]

take a deeeep breath. you're learning something new like, every posting so of course you're changing your mind and needing to make adjustments. explain to your dad you found a solution that is UL approved (UL is the leader of product safety testing) and should not be of concern.

one thing i forgot to ask: what is the size of the area between the bars?

I actually don't even know... All I know that it's definitely smaller than 8.5", and that that size dome was maybeee an inch or so too big? So estimating somewhere between 6.5" to 7.5"

[tttaylorrr]

I actually don't even know... All I know that it's definitely smaller than 8.5", and that that size dome was maybeee an inch or so too big? So estimating somewhere between 6.5" to 7.5"

you're going to have to measure it so you know what size dome/wire caging will work. the one i linked is 8.2" wide so it might not work.

[GiddyGoat]

you're going to have to measure it so you know what size dome/wire caging will work. the one i linked is 8.2" wide so it might not work.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that'll be too big. I would measure it now but I'm not at my father's house at the moment. Ugh I need to stop worrying I'm giving myself a headache lol. I'm going to have to order a wire caging anyway, my local pet stores don't carry them, only the Fluker's with (and some without) the dimmers.