JupiterJelly
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Hey all, first post here!
I’ve had my 3 y.o. MD for about 3-4 months and cannot get the temps right. I was using 100w red heat bulbs (which is what I was recommended by the store) and couldn’t get the viv to more than 26 with the stat-probe in the middle and the basking spot at 29-30, I suspect this is cause the viv is big and made of glass so the 100w wasn’t enough to heat the space. So after some reading I switched to 150w which fixed the temps and everything was running well but it blew after a week (lamp is rated to 250w so not sure what caused this). I’m just wondering if I should switch to a ceramic or heat mat? Or stay with the 150w bulbs and replace them all the damn time?
Thanks
I’ve had my 3 y.o. MD for about 3-4 months and cannot get the temps right. I was using 100w red heat bulbs (which is what I was recommended by the store) and couldn’t get the viv to more than 26 with the stat-probe in the middle and the basking spot at 29-30, I suspect this is cause the viv is big and made of glass so the 100w wasn’t enough to heat the space. So after some reading I switched to 150w which fixed the temps and everything was running well but it blew after a week (lamp is rated to 250w so not sure what caused this). I’m just wondering if I should switch to a ceramic or heat mat? Or stay with the 150w bulbs and replace them all the damn time?
Thanks