Preferred Heating Methods

[Ozy]

30-40 gallon ZooMed UTH controlled with Lutron Lamp Dimmer. On the cool side I have a red bulb, also controlled with a dimmer just in case it gets too cool. I usually never turn the red bulb on though.

 

[lisa127]

leopard gecko - right now I'm using a blue night glow bulb for heat (24/7) with tiles underneath. They hold in the heat and create belly heat. Previously I've always used heat pads with leopard geckos.

blue tongued skink lizard - overhead heat lamp only. I turn it off overnight with no supplemental night heat.

three toed box turtle - I use the blue night glow bulb for heating purposes for the box turtle. It is hooked up to a rheostat and is on high during the day and is turned down to either medium or low during the night depending on temps.

 

[SC Geckos]

Heat tape for my leo racks. I like it better than heat cable because I can use as much or as little as I want. That comes in handy when you build your own racks.

 

[ImNotYogi]

I use an UTH with a ceramic heat emitter at night.

 

[amerissa]

Just bought a new baby tangerine gecko..will post pics of this cutie when he comes out of hiding

 

[Nynecho]

I use an under the tank heater for the hot side and i have two poops lamps, one on each side of the tank. I used to have a red heat bulb in the right lamp, but that made it too hot, so now i just use the decorative blue bulbs that provide little heat and invisible light.

 

[willow]

I use a medium UTH for my 20gal long. Keeps it at a nice temp.

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[Mantislover]

I bought an Exoterra Heatwave for one of my gecko terriums, the terrium is glass so can take a highter heat than a plastic tub. It put out a huge amount of heat! I did not have a thermostat for it so I tried different ways of putting layers ove the hot part of my girls home. Magazines and cardboard, cardboard on cardboard, etc...
I used a temp gun I found at homedepot and finall;y put in styrofoam layers and cardboard down and that worked ok. I have plenty of styroform from bugs being shipped to me, pets,feeders etc...
Then, last night I found a heatmat and thermostat I bought from a gardening company! Bam! I had what I needed! I plugged my uth into the thermostat and fixed the heatb temp where I wanted it and now I dont have to worry about Pookadot being burned underneath.
My other girl, Peaches,is fine, her heater is small and wont burn her tummy.

 

[Elgreco]

I use both an uth and ceramic lamp hooked to a hydrofarm thermostat.