I've had the same lamp for about a year and I'm not sure whether or not It's keeping my leo warm enough. If u have any preference with lamps and lightbulbs, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much!!

For a leo the best is a Under Tank Heater. If that does not keep it warm enough at night use a red bulb.

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i have an under the tank heater, but I was also wondering about a heat lamp, because I need a new one

The easiest way to know for certain is to use thermometers to monitor the enclosures temperatures. A digital thermometer with a probe will cost between $10-$20 and will let you know for sure if you need additional heating and will help give you an idea as to how much stronger the output needs to be.

How big is the enclosure itself?

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Agreed! You really need a good thermometer! Temperature is something that you can't guess at.

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well, its a 15 gallon tank I think

Make sure the thermometer is digital...the stick on ones and the dial ones are horrible and shouldn't be in existance...But yeah...a Under Tank Heater of some sort...either a pet brand, a human heating pad with no autoshut off, heat rope, heat tape...etc...as long as it heats their belly. Lights tend to evaporate things to quickly and don't really heat up the ground (depending on what substrate your using.

I prefer under tank heating for smaller tanks. For larger tanks, I haven't found a undertank heater thats up to the job. I use Ceramic Heat Emitter's or spot lighting based on what I'm housing. Most lizards get spotlights. Lighting or Ceramic Heat Emitter's do dry out cages quickly so there best used for animals with mid to low humidity requirements.

While a thermometer with a probe is needed in every cage it's readings aren't really representative of the ground temp. that most reptiles need for heat. I would recomend to any one to have a IR Heat gun to check ground temps.

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