Quote Originally Posted by poison View Post
Mike, I know several people who use basking lamps over heat pads for their leos and the leos will bask and at pretty high temperatures. So long as the gecko has a way to get away from the light I don't see how it would get stressed out.
Hi Daniel, if the basking light is red or black then it would be okay. I meant to say bright light can stress the geckos out and therefore it's not recommended. Thanks for asking for the clarification, my fault for not making it explicit. Leopard geckos won't need a heat source over 90F. A UTH and an ambient temp of mid to low 80s will be ideal. Comparatively, leopard geckos requires a lower temperature than most desert lizards such as bearded dragons.