Quote Originally Posted by MikeIsGreen View Post
Paul, bedore, thank you very much! The bottom of the tank is definitely not swampy, that was a big concern of mine. He is a green pac man frog and I've had him a little over a week now. The ceramic heater sounds like a great option, but where do they go inside the tank exactly. He is in a 10 gal with coco. So, I technically don't need this light in his "day" period? I was wrong, it is a 75 watt exo terra "intense basking spot" light. If I don't need that light then I could eliminate a lot of trouble by just using the 50 watt "infared basking spot" light I have to keep temps up. Would this be adequate? To read temps I am using a small hand held digital IR thermometer for the time being. There is a lot of light in the area he is in during his day time. Thanks!!!
No problem! They certainly do not need a basking spot/light. That would go a long way in explaining why the substrate is so dry on top. A ceramic heat emitter is a type of ceramic bulb that produces no light but infrared heat. You would screw it into a fixture and you would set the fixture on top (like you did with the basking light) or you can suspend it above the tank using a lamp stand. If you have a screen/wire top you can set it right on the screen so long as it's stable. Be sure to use a fixture that has a ceramic socket and is made to be used with a CHE as they do get hot. Make sure there is no way it can get knocked over and obviously don't place it too close to anything flammable (like curtains etc). I have mine on a lamp bracket/pole/stand so I don't have to worry. You could start with a 60W CHE and if that is not enough upgrade to a 100W.

If there is plenty of natural light then you are fine. Just make sure that the enclosure is not right next to a window as the sunlight could amplify through the window and into the enclosure and make things really hot. 12 hours of natural light is what is generally required.