Quote Originally Posted by Purrrfect9
You need to have a lamp that would be safe to use with a CHE, because they can get extremely hot and can potentally damage the lamp, by melting, etc. If you're not 100% positive that your lamp can be used with a CHE, they sell some at Petsmart/Petco for around $20-$30. If you look on the box it should say somewhere that it's compatable for CHE's. Then of course you need to know what the wattage of the CHE bulb is, and the max watts that the lamp can sustain.
he has a lamp connected to it.

If i get it from him should i leave it on 24 hours?

and if yes should i do this schedule

heatpad 24 hours
CHE 24 hours
Light 12 hours



Ambient light in my room will not be much as he is in a dark corner with no window and i barely ever leave my light on to save money on the electric bill. if push comes to shove i could hook up a fluorescent light instead of incandescent which fluorescent barely gives off any heat