OMG! Blown away how u explain things in a easy way to atleast have half a chance of understanding the science behind heating. I am now offically a one year experienced keeper, i thought the hoby was just learning about the reptile ur housing. NO!!!! Its learning about bugs, plants, science and much more! You truely give the reptile hobbiest who wants to know the WHY many answers. Great video :D
That’s probably the most important thing of all that the keeper of any animal has to learn: that to do it right, you not only need to understand the species in question but the reasons behind what it is that you are doing. I’ve always found a lack of explanation infuriating, so it’s good to hear that I seem to have conveyed what I was intending to demonstrate in this video. Thanks for watching and thank you for your feedback!
too general. Your tungsten bulbs would be absolutely inappropriate for a lot of species. Having to swap between heating sources for day and night leads to problems of unstable heat levels as they swap from one heat source to the other. I personally think the deep heat option with a day / night thermostat and an independant lighting source is a much more elegant method with the least amount of temperature disruption and a more natural day night cycle simulation.
Hello I've found this video really helpful, is it okay if I add it to the description of one of my videos? Its a care guide video for jewelled lacertas. Thanks :)
For which enclosure? In most I use Arcadia’s EarthMix, EarthMix-Arid, or my own mix. In my bearded dragon’s enclosure, I use EarthMix-Arid topped with red sand and a little bit of clay to make it look more authentic.
@@JTBReptiles awesome! yea I have bearded dragon and here in the states they are against anything other than paper towels or tile so it's hard to find a good source of substrate to do research on
if you had a basement or cool space, wouldn't an UTH be helpful in keeping -minimum substrate temperatures, while using recommended bulbs for actually benefiting the animal? my space can get as low as 12C/55F; and my tropical nocturnal snake really reacted to a couple of cold snaps where I was struggling to keep the tank temp at least 21C/70F. Your info is extremely helpful and coincides with some elements from a reptile vet & other sources.. one problem is keeping the air temperature in an enclosure (right now, a glass tank w/ screen top & insulation on most sides & humidity control on the top /above the screens). So far: seems happiest/ reasonable behavior with this, while I'm trying to get a better enclosure done before fall/winter issues set in again. Any air temperature below 70F: he just seems to want to hide. above 75>80F, happy to wander, relax out & about at night. I also like that your day/night heating solutions aren't super expensive!
Hiya! I’ve not long made an updated version of this video which talks a bit more about the applications of ceramic heat emitters and heat mats - ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html In short, yes, CHEs and heat mats can be used for ambient heating, but the champion for basking heat is the tungsten filament lamp 🙂
I'm looking to switch to the DHP myself, would you be able to tell me the length of the Arcadia bracket, DHP and protective cage ? Also do you know of many people using them on larger species such as adult boas ? I've only seen people with smaller snake or lizards using them. Cheers
Why the DHP? Tungsten filament lamps are much better - now that it’s warmer and I no longer require nighttime heating, I’ve switched all of mine over to halogens. In either case, a standard “large” heater guard will work - I use ProRep’s large rectangular guards. These will not fit PAR38 halogen bulbs, but they’ll fit most other things. For larger species, you will need to move the lamp quite far away from the animal to create a large flood, and you will likely need several lamps working together. I’ve even seen patio heaters used for very large tortoises in zoos, but that’s out of my knowledge base!
@@JTBReptiles I would also need it for night temps, I'm in Ireland. Just looking to upgrade my current heating for something more beneficial. Most my vivs are 1.5 feet tall wooden vivs so was seeing how far the DHP would reach down. Thanks for the help, much appreciated
With the guard on, they reach down 22cm. I have guarded bulbs in two 35cm tall vivs and can get away with it, but the snakes there are whip thin. I don’t know if that would be any good for a big boa, especially if you only plan on using one bulb.
@@JTBReptiles yeah they probably wouldn't work great for my boas the way they are set up currently but I'll probably use them for the smaller species I have. Thanks for the help
I was about to pull the trigger on the Arcadia Halogen Basking Spot bulbs, but wary of some of the reviews. People complaining they haven't lasted long or don't reach the temperature properly. Just wanted to ask what your thoughts are from your own experience?
I don’t like them anymore because they’re too big and bulky, and they don’t produce a wide enough flood of radiation for them to be viable in vivaria of ordinary dimensions. Horses for courses, of course, but I prefer the typical “all-glass” style tungsten halogen lamps.
@@JTBReptiles have you been able to find the E27 tungsten halogen lamps easily? I had a look around a few places today and online, and haven't had any luck!
@@WhoTheHellIsHarvy Yes, there was a corner shop near me that had loads of them on sale for £1-2 each, so I bought them out. It is no longer legal to sell these lamps for household use due to their inefficiency, so unless you can find a place with remaining stock like I did, you have to buy them as branded reptile lamps. The branded ones I have used are "Exo Terra Daytime Basking Spot Lamps" and these are almost the exact same as the cheap ones I got from the corner shop.
@@JTBReptiles wow that was lucky! I will keep an eye out for those ones but in the meantime will go with the exo terras. How long do they last? Thanks!
Good question! It depends on the panel - I am actually in the process of looking that one up. There is one heat panel I can find that does have a carbon filament like a deep heat projector, but I’m still working out what spectrum it should provide. Give me a message in a few weeks and I’ll let you know if I’ve found out yet.
As I say, they aren’t heaters that I’ve ever used or know much about myself. Once I’ve had a go with one, I intend to make a follow-up video about it (I also intend to make another episode about metal halides and MVB bulbs at some point, but again, I haven’t had personal experience with them yet).
@@JTBReptiles Absolutely very late responding to this, and I'm a new person altogether, but I too just stumbled on your excellent videos and have become curious about the radiant heat panels (specifically ProProducts Pro Heat Radiant Panels) I have waiting to install on my new habitats after I've constructed them. Finding information on the type of heat they release is proving... Challenging, and I'm hoping you've had better luck than me. I'll trawl your more recent videos to see if you've already explained them elsewhere, and if I find it, sorry about this comment taking up any time! Just hoping to get the best heat sources for my kids, preferably BEFORE I make any permanent hardware changes! lol
Some commonly kept snake species such as kingsnakes, milksnakes, rosyboas, are very adept at using infrared C as their primary means to raise internal body temperature. Leopard geckos as well. These animals avoid moisture loss by not subjecting themselves to direct, drying sun except in Spring when the air is often not as dry or sun as intense. Heat mats work fine for these species as do CHE and DHP, but tungsten lights are too dessicating for these animals.
can i still use that repti basking spot lamp for bearded dragon and can i use it for my leopard gecko too he has dhp lamp. p.s sorry it's a long youtube comment =(
Yes, I’d use a “basking lamp” with any reptile usually kept in private collections. I couldn’t tell you if the Zoo Med models are the best, though, as I’ve never used one - the Exo Terra ones seem okay. I’ve just made an updated version of this video that discusses heating in much better detail - ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html
Everyone seems to say digital thermometers are best for telling the temperature in the viv but this will tell you the temperature of each different object/substrate not the ambient temperature. So, do I then trust some relatively cheap little ambient thermometers put in different places or should I set the thermostat to 32C and leave it providing the sensor is in the hotspot? Help please? 🥶🥵🤯
They are useful for controlling surface temperatures, but they are not useful for providing near infrared, making them unsuitable standalone heaters. Yes, you can warm up a leopard gecko with a heat mat, but you cannot offer all the benefits of NIR with one.
A tungsten filament lamp is any lamp with (wait for it!) a tungsten filament. Halogen lamps ARE tungsten filament lamps. Where halogens differ from other tungsten filament lamps is in the presence of a halogen inside the lamp shell - so, they're basically a special type of tungsten filament lamp. The presence of the halogen means that they can often be run with a higher filament temperature, producing a more sun-like spectrum. Therefore, tungsten halogen lamps are better than "ordinary" tunsgten lamps. Hope that helps! 🙂
I have an albino packman frog, I'm worried about light hurting his eyes. everyone I've seen recommends a ceramic heat emmiter, I'm unsure of the right choice, anyone have suggestions? The frog is also very young and in a 20 gallon.
You definitely do want to go with a tungsten filament lamp for the heater - I discuss this in more detail here ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html Just provide plenty of shade - I mean, you should have lots of shade for a species like that anyway, but just make sure there are plenty of plants etc. for the frog to be able to put its body into the light with its head shielded (or something similar) if it so chooses.
I enjoy your content bit I am immensly confused. I have a ball python and using a heat mat is basically the standard for most keepers. I feel like all the talk about heat mats are bad and it's better to have a lamp warm up the surface to bask, doesn't put ball pythons into consideration. Since ball pythons don't bask at daytime, a lamp cannot be enough and even at nighttime they are reclusive animals. They come out but normally a ball python wouldn't just sit openly on a piece of rock for hours. My snake stays in his hides 90% of the time and when he comes out at night he moves around the enclosure. So how can we provide all these things for a ball python ? I would like to get rid of the mat but I really don't know how the snake would be warm enough when it doesn't naturally bask in lamp light.
Shawk Slaya UVA is actually fairly hard to offer as far as I am aware. Many UVB lamps offer it, but the spread of wavelengths within the UVA part of the spectrum is relatively narrow. Only metal halides offer lots of UVA, I think. I’m definitely no expert in UVA - I will seek to right that wrong! In the meantime, you may want to have a look at the other videos in my hearing and lighting playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLs_fAG9ufg7177MupBy0W-Q_v04giuJfB.html - where you can even find an updated “best heater” video.
Lots of good information. But also lots of half truths, and broad generalizations that might apply in certain circumstances, for certain species and not others, in other applications.
This video was meant to be a massive generalisation to serve to deliver a basic knowledge of heating, so I expect more well-versed people to see it as such. I will also freely admit that even since making this video, I have learnt plenty more that contradicts particular things that I say in it - but such is learning, unfortunately! I’ll no doubt make an updated version once I feel that I understand sufficiently more to warrant it, but I hope that you will agree that this video serves as a good introduction to proper heating for captive reptiles and amphibians.
Any light-emitting heat bulb will have a good spectrum, providing those all-important IR-A and -B waves. Then, you want to choose a bulb that is self-reflected, has a “frosted” front, and a beam angle of at least 30 degrees for practical purposes. As long as you choose a heat bulb that is marketed as a “flood” (as opposed to as “spot”), you are basically guaranteed to get what you need. Some examples are Arcadia flood lamps, Exo Terra daylight basking spots, and Exo Terra intense basking spots. (Ignore the fact that the Exo Terra ones are listed as “spots” - they aren’t!)
JTB Reptiles Is the IR-A and B the same as UVA and B? Those Exo-Terra lights that you are suggesting are the ones that not supposed to use at night? In the US can’t find the same ones that you suggested for 24/7, suggestions for it please... I’m trying to wrap my mind with all the awesome information that you provide... but my main language is different and numbers or electricity terms are far from strong suit.
Let me make it abundantly clear that this video would not have been possible without Roman Muryn (ua-cam.com/users/zaba1959). He allowed me to reproduce the pie charts that you see in this video, and I am immensely grateful that I was permitted to use them; I'm sure you'll agree that, by providing a clear pictorial representation of what I try describe, they make this topic much easier to understand. For this reason, make sure that you go and show Roman some appreciation! On another note, some of the items recommended in this video are available for purchase here: [US] Exo Terra Sun-Glo Heat Lamps - amzn.to/2SakBTu Exo Terra Daylight Basking Spot Lamp 50w - amzn.to/2Safoef [UK] Arcadia Deep Heat Projector 50W - amzn.to/31biD9k Arcadia Deep Heat Projector 80W - amzn.to/2UelbSB Metal-backed Halogens 50W, 75W, & 100W - amzn.to/2vxjgOK Flood Lights 50W, 75W, & 100W - amzn.to/2ubiwhU Flood Light 150W - amzn.to/2S5Dw1I (Not all products and brands are available in every country; there's much less availability in the States than over here in the UK. Sorry if that's a disappointment to you!)
brilliant and well explained video i will watch more of yours . can you tell me what size that vivarium is behind you please
The night bulb you use in your tank I can't seem to find something simular avaliable in the states...very interesting! Awesome video.
OMG! Blown away how u explain things in a easy way to atleast have half a chance of understanding the science behind heating. I am now offically a one year experienced keeper, i thought the hoby was just learning about the reptile ur housing. NO!!!! Its learning about bugs, plants, science and much more! You truely give the reptile hobbiest who wants to know the WHY many answers. Great video :D
That’s probably the most important thing of all that the keeper of any animal has to learn: that to do it right, you not only need to understand the species in question but the reasons behind what it is that you are doing. I’ve always found a lack of explanation infuriating, so it’s good to hear that I seem to have conveyed what I was intending to demonstrate in this video.
Thanks for watching and thank you for your feedback!
Great video
Keep up the good work 🙌🏻
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 😁
Awesome video man! I was brought to your channel by some friends in a reptile discord channel I’m in and Im very happy they showed me!
That’s awesome; I didn’t even know that reptile discord channels were a thing! I’m glad that the video was of use to you 😊
JTB Reptiles discord.gg/kq2mKdQ if u wanna join
Thanks for this. Very informative. 😍
You’re welcome 😊
too general. Your tungsten bulbs would be absolutely inappropriate for a lot of species. Having to swap between heating sources for day and night leads to problems of unstable heat levels as they swap from one heat source to the other. I personally think the deep heat option with a day / night thermostat and an independant lighting source is a much more elegant method with the least amount of temperature disruption and a more natural day night cycle simulation.
Hello
I've found this video really helpful, is it okay if I add it to the description of one of my videos? Its a care guide video for jewelled lacertas.
Thanks :)
This is a really old video, I have an updated version here: ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html
@@JTBReptiles great, thank you!
Very informative vid. One question tho what lamp would be best for a hog island boa?
Great video mate,
What about basking flood lights ?
Here's the updated version of this video: ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html
@@JTBReptiles thanks mate
Can you please link (assuming you’ve made it) the video where you compare the halogen and incandescent?
Hello, what watt halogen bulb would you advice to get for a ball python in a 24" high enclosure? Thanks for the video. Very well explained.
Great info! Question kind of substrate are you using?
For which enclosure? In most I use Arcadia’s EarthMix, EarthMix-Arid, or my own mix. In my bearded dragon’s enclosure, I use EarthMix-Arid topped with red sand and a little bit of clay to make it look more authentic.
@@JTBReptiles awesome! yea I have bearded dragon and here in the states they are against anything other than paper towels or tile so it's hard to find a good source of substrate to do research on
Have a look at the Facebook groups “The Bearded Dragon Network” and “Advancing Herpetological Husbandry”: you won’t be disappointed 😉
Great video! Can I use a RHP inside an exo terra large low 36x18x12 inches ? If not, can the RHP be placed on top of the terrarium? Cheers
if you had a basement or cool space, wouldn't an UTH be helpful in keeping -minimum substrate temperatures, while using recommended bulbs for actually benefiting the animal?
my space can get as low as 12C/55F; and my tropical nocturnal snake really reacted to a couple of cold snaps where I was struggling to keep the tank temp at least 21C/70F. Your info is extremely helpful and coincides with some elements from a reptile vet & other sources..
one problem is keeping the air temperature in an enclosure (right now, a glass tank w/ screen top & insulation on most sides & humidity control on the top /above the screens). So far: seems happiest/ reasonable behavior with this, while I'm trying to get a better enclosure done before fall/winter issues set in again.
Any air temperature below 70F: he just seems to want to hide. above 75>80F, happy to wander, relax out & about at night.
I also like that your day/night heating solutions aren't super expensive!
Hiya! I’ve not long made an updated version of this video which talks a bit more about the applications of ceramic heat emitters and heat mats - ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html
In short, yes, CHEs and heat mats can be used for ambient heating, but the champion for basking heat is the tungsten filament lamp 🙂
@@JTBReptiles Thank you so much!!
I'm looking to switch to the DHP myself, would you be able to tell me the length of the Arcadia bracket, DHP and protective cage ? Also do you know of many people using them on larger species such as adult boas ? I've only seen people with smaller snake or lizards using them. Cheers
Why the DHP? Tungsten filament lamps are much better - now that it’s warmer and I no longer require nighttime heating, I’ve switched all of mine over to halogens.
In either case, a standard “large” heater guard will work - I use ProRep’s large rectangular guards. These will not fit PAR38 halogen bulbs, but they’ll fit most other things.
For larger species, you will need to move the lamp quite far away from the animal to create a large flood, and you will likely need several lamps working together. I’ve even seen patio heaters used for very large tortoises in zoos, but that’s out of my knowledge base!
@@JTBReptiles I would also need it for night temps, I'm in Ireland. Just looking to upgrade my current heating for something more beneficial. Most my vivs are 1.5 feet tall wooden vivs so was seeing how far the DHP would reach down. Thanks for the help, much appreciated
With the guard on, they reach down 22cm. I have guarded bulbs in two 35cm tall vivs and can get away with it, but the snakes there are whip thin. I don’t know if that would be any good for a big boa, especially if you only plan on using one bulb.
@@JTBReptiles yeah they probably wouldn't work great for my boas the way they are set up currently but I'll probably use them for the smaller species I have. Thanks for the help
No problem 👍
I was about to pull the trigger on the Arcadia Halogen Basking Spot bulbs, but wary of some of the reviews. People complaining they haven't lasted long or don't reach the temperature properly. Just wanted to ask what your thoughts are from your own experience?
I don’t like them anymore because they’re too big and bulky, and they don’t produce a wide enough flood of radiation for them to be viable in vivaria of ordinary dimensions. Horses for courses, of course, but I prefer the typical “all-glass” style tungsten halogen lamps.
@@JTBReptiles have you been able to find the E27 tungsten halogen lamps easily? I had a look around a few places today and online, and haven't had any luck!
@@WhoTheHellIsHarvy Yes, there was a corner shop near me that had loads of them on sale for £1-2 each, so I bought them out. It is no longer legal to sell these lamps for household use due to their inefficiency, so unless you can find a place with remaining stock like I did, you have to buy them as branded reptile lamps.
The branded ones I have used are "Exo Terra Daytime Basking Spot Lamps" and these are almost the exact same as the cheap ones I got from the corner shop.
@@JTBReptiles wow that was lucky! I will keep an eye out for those ones but in the meantime will go with the exo terras. How long do they last?
Thanks!
Yeah I know! It depends, but usually between three months and a year, I would say. Some have lasted longer than that.
Great video, how do radiant heat panels compare in terms of infrared wavelengths?
Good question! It depends on the panel - I am actually in the process of looking that one up. There is one heat panel I can find that does have a carbon filament like a deep heat projector, but I’m still working out what spectrum it should provide. Give me a message in a few weeks and I’ll let you know if I’ve found out yet.
Yeah I watched this entire video to see how RHP fits into heating reptiles only to realilze that it's not even included LOL
Most RHPs unfortunately produce primarily IR-C
As I say, they aren’t heaters that I’ve ever used or know much about myself. Once I’ve had a go with one, I intend to make a follow-up video about it (I also intend to make another episode about metal halides and MVB bulbs at some point, but again, I haven’t had personal experience with them yet).
@@JTBReptiles Absolutely very late responding to this, and I'm a new person altogether, but I too just stumbled on your excellent videos and have become curious about the radiant heat panels (specifically ProProducts Pro Heat Radiant Panels) I have waiting to install on my new habitats after I've constructed them. Finding information on the type of heat they release is proving... Challenging, and I'm hoping you've had better luck than me. I'll trawl your more recent videos to see if you've already explained them elsewhere, and if I find it, sorry about this comment taking up any time! Just hoping to get the best heat sources for my kids, preferably BEFORE I make any permanent hardware changes! lol
Most interesting: thanks!
You’re welcome!
Some commonly kept snake species such as kingsnakes, milksnakes, rosyboas, are very adept at using infrared C as their primary means to raise internal body temperature. Leopard geckos as well. These animals avoid moisture loss by not subjecting themselves to direct, drying sun except in Spring when the air is often not as dry or sun as intense. Heat mats work fine for these species as do CHE and DHP, but tungsten lights are too dessicating for these animals.
can i still use that repti basking spot lamp for bearded dragon and can i use it for my leopard gecko too he has dhp lamp. p.s sorry it's a long youtube comment =(
Yes, I’d use a “basking lamp” with any reptile usually kept in private collections. I couldn’t tell you if the Zoo Med models are the best, though, as I’ve never used one - the Exo Terra ones seem okay.
I’ve just made an updated version of this video that discusses heating in much better detail - ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html
Everyone seems to say digital thermometers are best for telling the temperature in the viv but this will tell you the temperature of each different object/substrate not the ambient temperature. So, do I then trust some relatively cheap little ambient thermometers put in different places or should I set the thermostat to 32C and leave it providing the sensor is in the hotspot? Help please? 🥶🥵🤯
Have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/cLADA8Sm9AY/v-deo.html
Hey, would a t5 8wat 7% 30cm uvb tube be good for day time And a dp projector for night be ok for a python?
Many nocturnal reptiles rely on heat from below. Heat mats aren’t stupid if used with the correct reptile.
They are useful for controlling surface temperatures, but they are not useful for providing near infrared, making them unsuitable standalone heaters. Yes, you can warm up a leopard gecko with a heat mat, but you cannot offer all the benefits of NIR with one.
i see lots of 'halogen' replacement bulbs for tungsten filament bulbs. how do those two compare?
A tungsten filament lamp is any lamp with (wait for it!) a tungsten filament. Halogen lamps ARE tungsten filament lamps. Where halogens differ from other tungsten filament lamps is in the presence of a halogen inside the lamp shell - so, they're basically a special type of tungsten filament lamp. The presence of the halogen means that they can often be run with a higher filament temperature, producing a more sun-like spectrum. Therefore, tungsten halogen lamps are better than "ordinary" tunsgten lamps. Hope that helps! 🙂
@@JTBReptiles yes it does, thanks.
No problem!
@@JTBReptiles have you done any bioactive setups? I'm trying to get advice on those
Have a look in my playlists.
Where do I find a tungsten filament bulb please? Could someone post a link to one please?
.... in the uk. Thanks
I have an albino packman frog, I'm worried about light hurting his eyes. everyone I've seen recommends a ceramic heat emmiter, I'm unsure of the right choice, anyone have suggestions? The frog is also very young and in a 20 gallon.
You definitely do want to go with a tungsten filament lamp for the heater - I discuss this in more detail here ua-cam.com/video/dUJZ04sqhxk/v-deo.html
Just provide plenty of shade - I mean, you should have lots of shade for a species like that anyway, but just make sure there are plenty of plants etc. for the frog to be able to put its body into the light with its head shielded (or something similar) if it so chooses.
@@JTBReptiles thank you for the suggestion. I will definitely be looking into it!
You’re welcome!
I enjoy your content bit I am immensly confused.
I have a ball python and using a heat mat is basically the standard for most keepers.
I feel like all the talk about heat mats are bad and it's better to have a lamp warm up the surface to bask, doesn't put ball pythons into consideration.
Since ball pythons don't bask at daytime, a lamp cannot be enough and even at nighttime they are reclusive animals. They come out but normally a ball python wouldn't just sit openly on a piece of rock for hours.
My snake stays in his hides 90% of the time and when he comes out at night he moves around the enclosure.
So how can we provide all these things for a ball python ? I would like to get rid of the mat but I really don't know how the snake would be warm enough when it doesn't naturally bask in lamp light.
So Halogen bulbs don’t produce UVA, right?
They do, but the amount is negligible, especially once the bulb is dimmed. Whether any even gets through the glass is another matter. 👍
JTB Reptiles Ah I see so another basking bulb that would produce UVA would also be needed?
Shawk Slaya UVA is actually fairly hard to offer as far as I am aware. Many UVB lamps offer it, but the spread of wavelengths within the UVA part of the spectrum is relatively narrow. Only metal halides offer lots of UVA, I think. I’m definitely no expert in UVA - I will seek to right that wrong!
In the meantime, you may want to have a look at the other videos in my hearing and lighting playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLs_fAG9ufg7177MupBy0W-Q_v04giuJfB.html - where you can even find an updated “best heater” video.
JTB Reptiles Awesome, thanks for your help and awesome videos! Super informational and great to watch when learning about reptiles
You’re welcome!
Lots of good information. But also lots of half truths, and broad generalizations that might apply in certain circumstances, for certain species and not others, in other applications.
This video was meant to be a massive generalisation to serve to deliver a basic knowledge of heating, so I expect more well-versed people to see it as such. I will also freely admit that even since making this video, I have learnt plenty more that contradicts particular things that I say in it - but such is learning, unfortunately! I’ll no doubt make an updated version once I feel that I understand sufficiently more to warrant it, but I hope that you will agree that this video serves as a good introduction to proper heating for captive reptiles and amphibians.
So which light is tbe best?
Any light-emitting heat bulb will have a good spectrum, providing those all-important IR-A and -B waves. Then, you want to choose a bulb that is self-reflected, has a “frosted” front, and a beam angle of at least 30 degrees for practical purposes. As long as you choose a heat bulb that is marketed as a “flood” (as opposed to as “spot”), you are basically guaranteed to get what you need.
Some examples are Arcadia flood lamps, Exo Terra daylight basking spots, and Exo Terra intense basking spots. (Ignore the fact that the Exo Terra ones are listed as “spots” - they aren’t!)
JTB Reptiles Is the IR-A and B the same as UVA and B?
Those Exo-Terra lights that you are suggesting are the ones that not supposed to use at night?
In the US can’t find the same ones that you suggested for 24/7, suggestions for it please... I’m trying to wrap my mind with all the awesome information that you provide... but my main language is different and numbers or electricity terms are far from strong suit.
👍👍👍👍
Why in the fu
Let me make it abundantly clear that this video would not have been possible without Roman Muryn (ua-cam.com/users/zaba1959). He allowed me to reproduce the pie charts that you see in this video, and I am immensely grateful that I was permitted to use them; I'm sure you'll agree that, by providing a clear pictorial representation of what I try describe, they make this topic much easier to understand. For this reason, make sure that you go and show Roman some appreciation!
On another note, some of the items recommended in this video are available for purchase here:
[US]
Exo Terra Sun-Glo Heat Lamps - amzn.to/2SakBTu
Exo Terra Daylight Basking Spot Lamp 50w - amzn.to/2Safoef
[UK]
Arcadia Deep Heat Projector 50W - amzn.to/31biD9k
Arcadia Deep Heat Projector 80W - amzn.to/2UelbSB
Metal-backed Halogens 50W, 75W, & 100W - amzn.to/2vxjgOK
Flood Lights 50W, 75W, & 100W - amzn.to/2ubiwhU
Flood Light 150W - amzn.to/2S5Dw1I
(Not all products and brands are available in every country; there's much less availability in the States than over here in the UK. Sorry if that's a disappointment to you!)