Heating

[Dabrute]

What wattage heating should we use? Is it better to use a pad or a bulb? Right now My home is pretty warm.. 70ish.

[Pyxiefan001]

I use an infrared bulb, no higher than 50 watts. You use a 60 watt but if your house is warm you may need only 50w. Easy to keep the cage warm and like being able to see my frog even at night with the red light it produces, without her being any the wiser (frogs can't see infrared/red light, y'know).

Heating pads (the adhesive mats I presume), if used, should only be stuck to the SIDE (either the long wall or side wall I guess it doesn't matter). I've personally never had much success with this method so I've always stuck with lamps. Just make sure said lamp has a dimmer on it (or you could order a dimmer cord) so you can adjust the temperature as needed; infrared bulbs get pretty dang warm with when not turned on full power.

Hope that helped.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Depends on a lot of factors.
Ambiant temp (house temp) is one of them.
Target temp 80to 85F
and the size of the enclosure.

Pyxiefan001 is correct about the placement of heat mats.
Depending on the size of the enclosure just a mat may not do the trick.
So I use a combo of a heat mat , ceramic heat element, and infra red bulb.
controlled by a zoomed hygortherm HT-10 to keep 80F at daytime and drop to 75 at night.

You have to use some kind of control of the heat or you could cook your baby.

[Dabrute]

Why do they need that much heat anyway? Point me to the light fixture and bulb I need.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Why do they need that much heat anyway? Point me to the light fixture and bulb I need.

Planing is everything,

Since you posted this in african bullfrogs I can safely assume that you have a african bull frog.
the other thing I need to know is what size is the enclosure or tank.

if it is small you won't need too high of a wattage bulb.

I use three different sources of heat since they work different ways and for back up, if one source fails I have two others
to do the job.

ALso I forgot that I hope you have a thermometer and a hygrometer in the tank.
Now i haven't kept african bull frogs yet so I don't know what environment they are happiest at.
you might want to read this over and see. African Bullfrog - Pyxicephalus adspersus - Care and Breeding

[habeeb]

Fluker's Clamp Lamps - Clamp On Heat Lamp Fixture from petco.com is what i got

Exo Terra Heat Glo Infrared - Sale - Reptile - PetSmart and im using a 50w infered light bulb

[Dabrute]

20 gal long

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Does it have a wire mesh top?
if so then you can use the deep dome fixture from zoomed and not have to clamp it on something.

The 50 W bulb will work just get some way of regulating it.

[Dabrute]

Wire top

Does it have a wire mesh top?
if so then you can use the deep dome fixture from zoomed and not have to clamp it on something.

The 50 W bulb will work just get some way of regulating it.

[Dabrute]

What do you recommend to control the heat!? I just solder herpstat before u got this frog.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

if you have some money to spend the zoomed hygrotherm HT-10 is the best way to go
so when you upgrade and get a misting system or fogger it can control it too.

and you have a night time and daytime temp.

You can get a dimmer from home depot and a outdoor plastic outlet box and a short extension cord
some wire strain reliefs a couple of wire nuts. (the dimmer switch may come with some)

I can go into more detail later now I have to sleep.

[Dabrute]

thanks!

[Dabrute]

if you have some money to spend the zoomed hygrotherm HT-10 is the best way to go
so when you upgrade and get a misting system or fogger it can control it too.

and you have a night time and daytime temp.

You can get a dimmer from home depot and a outdoor plastic outlet box and a short extension cord
some wire strain reliefs a couple of wire nuts. (the dimmer switch may come with some)

I can go into more detail later now I have to sleep.

Amazon.com: Zoo Med HygroTherm Humidity and Temperature Controller: Pet Supplies good deal?

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Amazon.com: Zoo Med HygroTherm Humidity and Temperature Controller: Pet Supplies good deal?

Yes what ever you do do not get this from petsmart they want 90 bucks.

I am buying two of them now.

that is a great deal.

[Dabrute]

Yes what ever you do do not get this from petsmart they want 90 bucks.

I am buying two of them now.

that is a great deal.

cool!

[Dabrute]

Yes what ever you do do not get this from petsmart they want 90 bucks.

I am buying two of them now.

that is a great deal.

WAIT! So i would use this to control the 50 watt heating lamp?