Quote Originally Posted by Sublime View Post
If it's a plastic lid, not exactly. If you decide to use some sort of heat lamp on top, buy a lamp stand (Zoo-Med makes one) to suspend the light fixture over the desirable area. If your new glass tank has some sort of aluminum mesh lid then your fine. Just nothing like nylon mesh, or any other type of plastic. For a 10 gallon, a 50 watt incandescent bulb is fine. If the lamp fixture doesn't come with a dimmer switch, you can pick one up at a hardware store to adjust the heat where you want it, like Grif mentioned. I believe only some bulbs are adjustable and incandescent is one of them. Not a fluorescent, etc.
one more question, i noticed a 10 gallon aquarium tank is like 75% cheaper then one thats specifically made for a reptile. Is there anyway i can find or make a top with aluminum mesh that will fit it? id weather spend 18 bucks for a 10 gallon tank over 50 for a reptile one