My first choice was a 160watt but it was too intense for my enclosure but the single 100watt is perfect. Remember you must use a ceramic holder that is rated at least as high as the lamp or heating device so y’all don’t burn nothing....though I was using a 160w.
Flood bulbs are not halogen. They are incandescent flood bulbs.
Mine are not halogens. I use standard incandescent bulbs. I have a variety of enclosures. My most current enclosure for starting baby sulcata hatchlings is an 18" tall closed chamber in a room that stays 80-90 degrees all the time, so I've had to go all the way down to a 25 watt round bulb to prevent over-heating.Tom, you say not to use halogen bulbs. Aren’t the flood lights you are using halogen? How close do you have it next to your Sulcatas? Would you send a picture of your Sulcata enclosure? Thanks
Mine are not halogens. I use standard incandescent bulbs. I have a variety of enclosures. My most current enclosure for starting baby sulcata hatchlings is an 18" tall closed chamber in a room that stays 80-90 degrees all the time, so I've had to go all the way down to a 25 watt round bulb to prevent over-heating.
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/new-stack-of-animal-plastics-closed-chambers.165626/#post-1600958
I don't have any of my older pictures showing 65 watt bulbs in use on this computer, but mounting height will vary for several reasons. Somewhere around 12-15" will usually do it, but only your thermometer can tell you for sure.
Halogen bulbs do more damage at any height. I would hang a different fixture so that you can adjust the height.The height of my new enclosure is just over 24”, so the 65W incandescent is not enough to create a warmer basking spot. My light fixture is mounted to the curing of the enclosure so I am not able to easily move the fixture height. I do have a 75W halogen flood lamp, I know it says on here that halogen is damaging because of the higher ira, does this apply when the bulb is at a higher height like my enclosure? Would a higher wattage incandescent be better?
Halogen bulbs do more damage at any height. I would hang a different fixture so that you can adjust the height.