Heat lamp watts

[shabbyy]

Heat lamp wattage.

Hey guys, just wandering what the max temperature a 25w heat lamp can go to.

Thanks,
Sabohan

 

[pythrulz]

A low wattage bulb such as 25 watt will emit the same heat though only in a very small confined area not enough to heat a reptile on its own

 

[shabbyy]

A low wattage bulb such as 25 watt will emit the same heat though only in a very small confined area not enough to heat a reptile on its own

Well what wattage do you recommend? I have 5 month old Bredli.

 

[Snowman]

Just get 100w and use a dimming thermostat.

 

[junglepython2]

It all depends on your enclosure set up and ambient temps, try it and find out. Though unless you ambient temps are high I doubt 25W will be enough.

 

[shabbyy]

It is for a Bredli hatchy... So does that make a difference? Could I still use a 100w?

 

[timantula]

you could use a 500w heat globe as long as its on a thermo...... i have 3 smaller enc's that have 80w heat globes no thermos and they run perfect temps it was just a matter of trial and error (i did use a thermo untill i was happy with the temps).

 

[shabbyy]

you could use a 500w heat globe as long as its on a thermo...... i have 3 smaller enc's that have 80w heat globes no thermos and they run perfect temps it was just a matter of trial and error (i did use a thermo untill i was happy with the temps).

Ok, thanks, I am using a 25w now without a thermo, but have a thermometer to measure temps, should the basking/hot area be 28-32c? Because that is what it says on the meter.

 

[timantula]

that should be ok, if it was me id like to see the temp hit 34max, everyone has differing opinions on here, but if your bredli is basking quite a lot its too cold, but ifs it moving from hot too cool on a regular basis all is good... they are my thoughts but im sure ill be corrected if im wrong..

 

[shabbyy]

Okay, thanks He is moving around.