dome light melted inside??

[gabcaldwell]

I have a zoo med deep dome lamp fixture with one of those heat emitting bulbs in it. this bulb does get very hot, but recently i noticed it wouldnt turn on so i took out the bulb and found this

The inside is all melted with stuff covering the wiring, and the bulb is broken. what i want to know is, was this at fault of the dome or the light?? can only certain domes hold those lamps?? if so what kind??

 

[RockHound]

A ceramic heat emitter? The kind that produces no light?

You have to be very careful with those. They will melt many types of fixtures. Most fixtures made for reptiles will specifically state on the box if they are rated for use with a CHE. I know the mini deep domes are not. You also have to be careful about wattage.

Even if the fixture has a ceramic socket, it might still not be able to take a CHE. I'm glad it didn't burn your house down!