SO....regular light bulb vs heat bulb from pet stores???

[bouncer36]

i got a cermic heat bulb last night didn't put it in because read on box that you have to have wire thing on it does anyone know if i can put it in a dome like i have the basking light in?

 

[Bill]

What are you using it for

 

[Brett]

you should be ok there.

 

[bouncer36]

for heat at night instead of the infered light i was thinking it was interruping jessy sleep so i was going to use the cermic heater instead

 

[Brett]

if your temps dont drop below 60 F you dont need to worry about night heat

 

[sillydylan]

ive always used red heat bulb and my friend uses purple both 24 hours never inturrupts sleeping patterns

 

[bouncer36]

i don't what the temps drops down to i have air condition going when i get up in morning before i turn on light on tank i check the temp and using it 80 on the hot side and 78on cool side is that bad or good

 

[sillydylan]

i have my lights on timers from home depot

 

[Brett]

No thats fine like i said as long as your house doesnt drop below 60 i wouldnt bother with night time heat. I dont run it on any of my BD tanks just have ther basking and UVB on a timer

 

[sillydylan]

isn,t that a little cold i thought they were delicate

 

[Brett]

Although it doese get very warm in there natural habitat it doese cool down to that temp perhaps colder at night so no your fine if you keep it above 60. It never get below 68 in my house.

 

[bouncer36]

good

 

[sillydylan]

WHAT IF THERE IS A POWER OUTAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

 

[bouncer36]

that a good qeution i would like that answer too

 

[Brett]

Well then youll need a backup source of heat. All mine are in the living room and kitchen so if need be i can fire up the gas stove and keep that area warm enough. But i have never been over 2 hr without power.

 

[Brett]

there was a time last fall when i forgot to turn the heater on before i went to bed and it did drop to 54 in the house but everyone was fine

 

[bouncer36]

bet that was a relieve we had a ice storm last two winter the first one the power went off for a week last winter it went off for a couple of days and i lost one of my anoles that i had then i hope nothing happens this winter

 

[sillydylan]

once last year when flame was just a baby and the power went out for two days and flame turned all white i had to keep him warm with my own body heat

 

[Brett]

ya if you dont have a back up source that would work. Not sure how i would cuddle up with 50 some reptiles.

 

[sillydylan]

that must have been sad