hey!
so I had my beardie for almost a year or so, and I been reading that you can use flood/spot light bulbs for heating instead of the ones in the pet store. I first used a 150watts (zoo meds reptiles basking light) and it made the tank perfect temp. but that one blew out. I went to buy another but they only had the 100 watts (zoo meds reptile basking light) in stocked so I bought it and since its getting cold from where im at the 100watts isn't doing the job. i read online that a flood 65 watts does the job so I went to Walmart and bought a pack (its LED?) of 65 watts flood bulb and it doesn't seem to work for me. it actually made the temp. worse ??? its now at 75?? (btw im using a tempt gun to measure the temps) what brand and watts should I buy that would make this better??
so I had my beardie for almost a year or so, and I been reading that you can use flood/spot light bulbs for heating instead of the ones in the pet store. I first used a 150watts (zoo meds reptiles basking light) and it made the tank perfect temp. but that one blew out. I went to buy another but they only had the 100 watts (zoo meds reptile basking light) in stocked so I bought it and since its getting cold from where im at the 100watts isn't doing the job. i read online that a flood 65 watts does the job so I went to Walmart and bought a pack (its LED?) of 65 watts flood bulb and it doesn't seem to work for me. it actually made the temp. worse ??? its now at 75?? (btw im using a tempt gun to measure the temps) what brand and watts should I buy that would make this better??