Quote Originally Posted by arielgasca420 View Post
To start I have heard of people having mixed reviews for UTH and bulbs. it sometimes gets overwhelming when people go back and forth but I agree that everyone has their own opinions and personal likes from experience. My dimmer switch can withstand 125watt.
I have heard a few people say do not go over 50 watt and some people say it doesnt matter as long as you have the right bulb. What is wrong with a 100 watt if it is 20" above the frog and keeps the ambient air at 82-83 degrees? what damage would it do to the frog (if it is a night time heat bulb)
What I am getting at is people keep saying dont do this but I still dont know why I shouldnt do it. is it bad for their eyes? their skin?
My 100 watt has kept the humidity very high and the substrate is still very moist after 4 days. i also use a blanket on certain parts of the tank to keep some of the heat and moisture inside, but still let it ventilate.
I dont use UTH because it will melt the styrofoam backgroud I have in my tank and possibly cause a fire or toxic fumes if melted.
P.S. I have my 100 watt as far away as possible from the styrofoam and there has been no melting or fumes.
I personally dont use UTH because they are not appealing to the tank I spend a lot of money on and they warp after a year and lose their adhesive properties. That has been my personal experience with UTH. Im sure others love them on their rubbermaids but for now my frog is fine with the setup i have now. sometimes you have to trial and error and see what works. watch your frog's behavior carefully when you change something to the setup.
Specify how the bulb is positioned. A lot of new people don't use lamp stands and to place it high above is fine. If it is an Infrared bulb kept high which is what I assume you have should pose no ill effects because it isn't bright and not close enough to dry out the enclosure or frog. Bulbs that are used goo close to the surface of the substrate can burn the frog and damage the skin as well as dry them out. UTH only seem to lose this adhesive property if the glass surface sing cleaned before the UTH is applied. They only are a fire risk if not used as directed.

All my enclosures are glass tanks and I have 6 Pacman Frogs all healthy and their climates maintained. Always look at the package of the bulbs because they should state their effective distance from the surface of the substrate. Infrared bulbs are not as bad as some basking bulbs so Yours should pose no threat to your frog.

Didn't realize how far you had it from your frog. When offering advice on something like a heat lamp and bulb wattage include the distance so that someone doesn't just place a 100 watt bulb in a lamp and sitting directly on the top of the their lid and cook their frog.