Red nocturnal lamp

[jasonm96]

Strange, usually a 50w would at least get you in the lower preferred range. I do prefer the round bulbs to the spot bulbs and find they give you a wider area of heat. Is your room below 20C? You could get a higher wattage lamp or try a heat mat. The mat heats up to 100F and heats up part of the substrate but won't warm the air much, so you might need to use the red lamp as well but not directly above the mat until summer but the mat will definitely get your warm end temperature. Place the mat on polyeterene sheet then use rubber adhesive feet to raise the tank off it for airflow and prevent hot spots if the animal should burrow down onto it. Place the stat under the substrate right above the mat. I can send you a 60W bulb and a 7W heat mat I have spare and you could see what works best for you

[Dan0263]

Strange, usually a 50w would at least get you in the lower preferred range. I do prefer the round bulbs to the spot bulbs and find they give you a wider area of heat. Is your room below 20C? You could get a higher wattage lamp or try a heat mat. The mat heats up to 100F and heats up part of the substrate but won't warm the air much, so you might need to use the red lamp as well but not directly above the mat until summer but the mat will definitely get your warm end temperature. Place the mat on polyeterene sheet then use rubber adhesive feet to raise the tank off it for airflow and prevent hot spots if the animal should burrow down onto it. Place the stat under the substrate right above the mat. I can send you a 60W bulb and a 7W heat mat I have spare and you could see what works best for you

I have been using a mat with stat but have switched to the red lamp - it's round by the way the lamp! with overhead twin fitting as it seems to be a more natural method of heating. The room is in the loft and is around 21 I think - I will double check tonight. Do you think a larger watt lamp will work?

[jasonm96]

60W zoomed red bulb should do it, I definitely wouldn't go higher. You can get inaccurate temp readings with bulbs as they'll warm the air but not much of a moist substrate, which is why heat mats are used as additional heaters. Dry substrates are easier to take readings since the heat does not escape by moisture. Each time you mist the tank, the cooler water puts the temperature of the substrate down but not necessarily the air. I get the suction cup of thermometer and put it right to the probe sensor so when you place it down it's slightly raised above substrate, try that and see if it works. It might take hours to get a good reading

[Dan0263]

I've ordered a 60, so I'll see how that goes.