New Pac Man Frog Owner!

[GrifTheGreat]

I said never use a "heat" lamp, not a normal 25-50 watt lamp. I use a 11 watt CFL for my pac, and it actually throws a bit of heat.

I'm not bashing on your methods Royce. You can use heat lamps they are fine as long as you have a dimmer switch on the lamp. I use basking lamps with a concentrated beam of light during the day and infrared heat lamps at night. Fluorescents are bad for the frogs eyes because they are always bright and cannot be used with a dimmer switch. As long as you keep the soil moist and mist daily there will be no issue. Since they stay burrowed during the day they will not be harmed by the light. Especially if you have live plants or fake plants for cover. The instinctually will burrow away from the light. Although occationally they will burrow between the cool side and where the light shines down. And vice versa with the warm side and where the light shines. The frog will decide where it wants to be and whether it wants warmth or cool. As long as ther is a gradient all will be well. Plus it has the advantage of false sun light to help with their day night cycle.