Quick question,
I have the general gist for supplies for a future kingsnake, but the one concern that I have currently is the use of a heat lamp for the cool side of my enclosure.
I will be using a 20gal terrarium w/ locking screen lid (of course) and UTH on one side. My concern is that the house that I currently reside in has central air and heat that cycles through automagically to keep us fleshy, warmblooded inhabitants comfy cozy at all times. Because of this, I need to regulate the temps on the cool side as well, as the ambient temperature in this house is generally kept to about 68 degrees, unless it's during the day when nobody is in it, and the the AC/Heat doesn't run, so it can vary anywhere from 55 -75 depending upon the time of year.
Temps that I have seen listed range from 75 -89 for cool/hot sides of the tank and I need to be able to provide these ranges. UTH is fairly simple, but the lighting has me concerned.
To summarize:
- What size heat lamp should I be looking to procure for this type of set up?
- Do i need multiple lamps for Day and Night temp setting?
- Is there another sort of heater I can use for evening temperatures; IE. Is a ceramic heat emmiter something I should look into/what is it?
- Would a Dimmer/Timer combination be more appropriate than multiple heat lamps?
- Am I asking the correct questions?
Thank you for your time.
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