BeardedHippy
Bearded Dragon Veteran
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- Scarborough UK
Hi, I am using a tube T5 with reflector for UV and a 100w halogen basking spot, controled by an evo digital 2 channel thermostat in a wood 4x2x2 vivarium. The evo is great for keeping the ambient air temps perfect, but when the lights switch on in the morning obviously the halogen kicks in at 100% to bring the viv up to temperature and this creates a small hotspot directly underneath the bulb. Of course you only notice if you use an IR thermometer (those things are awesome). Whatever is under that hotspot can absorb some serious heat quite quickly. I did have a rock there but removed it because it was just getting too hot (130f), even after the light turns down it radiated the heat slowly. So now my dragons are further away from the basking lamp.
Should I change the bulb for one that doesnt focus the light quite so much, or just give them ways to get closer to the lamp but away from the hotspot?.
Should I change the bulb for one that doesnt focus the light quite so much, or just give them ways to get closer to the lamp but away from the hotspot?.