Ceramic Heat Emitters?

[LilyPad]

In the winter time, I have to mist up to 2-3 times a day. Right now, I usually mist once in the morning and again before bed. That's just part of keeping a tropical pet in a cold weather climate. The CHE is far more effective than heating pads. When used in conjunction with the thermostat, it doesn't run 100% of the time, which is why it is actually less drying. You also want to make sure you have the correct wattage for the size of your tank, or use a dimmer switch to tone it down if it's too strong. I have a 100 watt on my red eyed tree frog tank (18x18x24 exo terra,) it would be a bit much but I turn the dimmer down so it actually runs at about 50%. If you're using an open screen top, cover most of it. My red eye tank screen top is 3/4 covered during the winter months, and only half covered during the summer months.