Monitor enclosure discussion thread

[varanus_mad]

Originally Posted by franks

I agree with the above about ceramic heat emitters being a more difficult option. Also, in every case where I tried to implement one, it dried the air out and killed the humidity significantly more than a halogen bulb.

precisely why monitor keepers in general dont use them that and CHEs are quite frankly dangerous if your stat fails... they overheat extremely extremely quickly

[BH Varanus]

Originally Posted by varanus_mad

precisely why monitor keepers in general dont use them that and CHEs are quite frankly dangerous if your stat fails... they overheat extremely extremely quickly

Honesly, I have never had an issue with CME's for my monitor enclosures, but i definitely think that the stat quality is a huge factor. I'm not opposed to UV but if i do I use them in the winter combined with UVB'. However, when my monitor is gravid and i'm using the night bulb in which case i use a lower wattage CME and omit the uvb ( just my strategy). I think opinions will always vary on this topic. I have found that using commercial grad timers, thermostats, etc. increases the life of CME's I actually don't purchase any enclosure equipment from pet stores or pet supplies manufactures I feel that this has greatly lessened the likely hood of failure. I mean that's what works for me though over the past 13 years.

Also since CME's have gained popularity like anything else manufacture have sacrificed quality for quantity. The last CME I had ran for 12 months on a 12 hour timer. Now I'm lucky if i get 6 months...ugh...