![]() IMO, a keeper should use whatever heat they want as long as the proper basking temps are being achieved for a healthy animal. So, someone using stone/brick/concrete as a basking surface may get away with using lower wattage heat sources to achieve proper basking temps. ![]() ![]() For example, items made of stone/brick/concrete will heat much better than most any other material used. Results from any heat source will vary based on the surfaces the basking spot has. The basking area has a sloped piece of slate with the higher end having the higher temps and the lower end seeing the lower end of the basking temps. Temps now hover closer to 90 to 100 degree range rather than the 105 the ceramic would produce. So, I replaced the emitter with 2 65w flood lights. It got the temps I needed however, I got tired of seeing a dark dome over the enclosure. When I first setup the BTS enclosure, I used strictly a 100w ceramic emitter. Since the move, I use strictly a UTH for his plastic tub. ![]() Before I relocated my corn snake, I used both heater types for his basking area. I have used both UTH and ceramic heater emitters in conjunction with one another. Even if the panel is in line with a thermostat, if the probe is too far away from the panel, it will get much hotter than the desired temp until the probe senses it and shuts it off. Radiant heat panels? Are you referring to under tank heaters? If so, reptiles can burn themselves on unregulated panels. ![]()
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