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chairman · 05-22-23, 01:41 PM

Ceramic heat emitters are more efficient at creating heat than a heat lamp. This is because the emitter is designed to just create heat while the light is only emitting heat as a by-product of creating light.

You'll probably need to use a light with a ceramic heat emitter, so it is possible that your combination of light + heat emitter could be less efficient than just one heat bulb would be.

You can also look into radiant heat panels, they're a different kind of heat emitter that is quite efficient but are easier to mount inside a cage than a traditional ceramic heat emitter.

I've also found that my Aussie carpet pythons can get by with a heat cable wrapped on a perch as long as the room temperature stays around 22 degrees or more. The pythons move onto the heated portion of the perch for heat then move off when they don't need it. I keep my heat cable set to around 37 degrees.

05-22-23, 01:41 PM	#2
chairman Member Join Date: Nov-2014 Posts: 841 Country:	Re: Heating Options? Ceramic heat emitters are more efficient at creating heat than a heat lamp. This is because the emitter is designed to just create heat while the light is only emitting heat as a by-product of creating light. You'll probably need to use a light with a ceramic heat emitter, so it is possible that your combination of light + heat emitter could be less efficient than just one heat bulb would be. You can also look into radiant heat panels, they're a different kind of heat emitter that is quite efficient but are easier to mount inside a cage than a traditional ceramic heat emitter. I've also found that my Aussie carpet pythons can get by with a heat cable wrapped on a perch as long as the room temperature stays around 22 degrees or more. The pythons move onto the heated portion of the perch for heat then move off when they don't need it. I keep my heat cable set to around 37 degrees.