A heat lamp does everything that a ceramic does but often for a lower price.
Ceramic heat lamp temperature.
Clamp lamp at one end of the enclosure basking area and plug in.
There are much safer and sturdier heat lamps that can be found online such as the one that premier 1 offers on their website.
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Measure the floor temperature of the enclosure under the heat emitter to determine that it is appropriate for your pet.
Do not place heat emitter over glass or plexiglass.
Ceramic heat emitter bulbs might be best when coupled with a better heat lamp than the ones found in the feed store.
If both lamps put out roughly the same amount of heat these two lamps should have effectively raised the temperature in both boxes to the same degree.
After 30 minutes the thermometer in the container with the halogen lamp gave a reading 20 f higher than the other box 135 f vs 115 f and the heat from the halogen lamp had actually.
Turn emitter on and allow to heat for 30.
These would even be a better and safer choice to use with a regular heat lamp bulb than a metal clamp.
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The heat lamp also comes with an lr44 battery for the thermometer.
The bulb screws into a ceramic base instead of a plastic one so that the lamp doesn t melt from the heat.
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In most cases a ceramic heater will be overkill.
Do not allow reptile to contact the heat emitter.