Believe I get the idea now. Might as well not spend a chunk of money on something that's not 100% necessary, or even outright practical going by the potential "too much heat" angle. By all means I want the very best for my boy, but if there doesn't seem to be any major benefit either way with the whole basking/UVB issue then might as well save my dollars for something else.
I think it's just because I'm also in a reptile social group elsewhere that's of a younger demographic, so information is not only being flung around much faster but the participants are also far more, shall we say, gung-ho with their opinions (for one thing they have this strange hatred for heat mats/pads). I get that this hobby is constantly evolving and husbandry techniques are always changing, but I still feel like this place has more grounded experience compared to a bunch of teens and early 20 year-olds who think they know everything after reading whatever online article.
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