Ive been using infrared lights on dimmers for decades, not using some way to control your heat source is ill advised. I also believe CHE’s suck humidity just as bad if not worse then infrared bulbs. I personally have always used room/house humidifiers. And properly dampened moss during the shedding process. Better on the safe side. Peace.Originally Posted by CleopatraPython
Bps can see infrared lights the same way they see normal lights. For a lamp-type heat source, I use a ceramic heat emitter (mine is a 60 watt for a 20 gallon glass terrarium with a screen top that I half cover with a towel) and I’m able to keep it on 24/7; it stays around 80-90° In the warm side. Originally I’d gotten a 100 watt emitter, but it got way too hot when I tested it before putting my young BP Cleo in there. Reached about 110° within half an hour. I have small LED lights that have a little switch on them, but I have my enclosure in a place where natural lighting reaches easily so I just typically leave the LEDs off. A CH emitter is much netter, doesn’t cost that much compared to bulbs, and they’ll last insanely long in comparison. (saving even more money!)
basically, getting a CHE is worth it in my opinion.
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