Alternative heat source. What are your views

[Bogertophis]

I have RHP and flexwatt in my cages and love them, they rarely go over 30% power on my herpstats and it's nice that I don't really need to worry about it at all. I had heat and light bulbs for my iguana and seemed like they love to die or explode or something at the worst times always, had to keep a stock around at all times just in case, they aren't cheap, and the heat those CHE put off is nuts. I worry enough about fire hazards as is without super hot bulbs around. I should just give in and heat the whole room to 80 but it's so warm at that point it's uncomfortable for me. I use a room heater in the winter to keep it at 74-75 otherwise that room would drop to around 67.

I bought a CHE but I agree, the heat is tremendous, & I'm not actually using it. It's mostly over-kill for my purposes- oh well. It's good to have options, we're not all needing the same things (& keeping different species). I can't recall a bulb ever exploding*, but of course mine are not inside tanks -they're not within "splash range". I don't let my house get very cold either. (*I don't count the one I dropped... )