Reddit mentions of Pecute Heater Lamp Ceramic Heat Emitter 100W 110V Pet Coop Black

Leopard geckos will eat less just so you know. My baby bearded dragon eats about 20 dubia a day plus greens atm and that's with relocation stress. The leopard gecko is eating 5 dubia and 5 mealworms a day. :)





But onto the heating. You'll want a cermatic heat emitter like this with a dimmer because they get super hot. Really you'll want a dimmer on your basking light too. Flood lights are a lot cheaper than the basking bulbs you get at the pet store. You'll also need the UV light and r/beardeddragons recommends the long tube Reptisun 10.0 mounted inside the cage.

Ceramic heat bulbs. Safe, cheap and no extra light in there.

You need a CHE bulb: https://www.amazon.ca/Infrared-Ceramic-Emitter-Reptile-Brooder/dp/B00ORM0JK8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474045056&sr=8-1

A mount: https://www.amazon.ca/Aquarium-Reptile-Holder-Infrared-Emitter/dp/B00WLTQZT8/ref=pd_bxgy_199_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YC0QHJXY11P6Q8ZDSTRV

And a thermostat: https://www.amazon.ca/Zilla-100111403-Controller-Temperature-500-watt/dp/B0018CLYNG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474045128&sr=8-1

Basically the mount plugs into the thermostat, and the thermostat plugs into the mains/power.

The thermostat comes with a sensor which goes in the viv, and when the temperature is below the setting, it'll send power to the bulb.

Well the CHE screws into the fixture. A CHE is basically just another kind of bulb that doesn't give off light so you need a fixture to screw it into and then the fixture gets plugged into the thermostat and the thermostat gets plugged into the outlet.

There are two basic kinds of fixtures for this. This type is what you want if you have a metal mesh lid on a glass tank. It will be on top of the lid aimed down into the cage. This type is used for wood or pvc cages with solid ceilings. The fixture will be mounted inside the cage on the ceiling and then have a metal safety cage installed around the fixture/bulb.

I use the same thing. Cheap and it works like a charm.

Edit: Added link

Basking bulb during day, Ceramic heat emitter at night. https://www.amazon.com/Pecute-Ceramic-Emitter-Reptile-Brooder/dp/B00ORM0JK8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478401573&sr=8-1&keywords=ceramic+heat+emitter

100w ceramic emitter is going to be HOT STUFF. MUCH hotter than a 100w light bulb as all energy is radiated as heat, not heat + light. Not sure how cold it gets in your homies room at night but maybe try starting at 50 or 75w. Its Amazon, buy a few, test them out, return the ones you don't need.

Ceramic bulbs emit just heat, no light. I live in the NorthEast US. It gets cold af at times. In the winter when I know my furnace can't keep up, I have two timers synced. When the lights go off the ceramic heat emitter goes on. Timers are cheap, $10. plug it in and set it when you know your room will drop below 55ºf at night. This rarely happens for me, but you need to be prepared if you know your room will get cold. Apts can be easier to heat steadily than houses with zoned heating. For me, it makes more sense to use ceramic heater than to turn on zone 2 and keep 4 rooms at 68º all winter. You might be in same boat if in northern US.

Monitor your temps closely. Get a temp 'gun' of some sort https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Areptile+temperature+gun&keywords=reptile+temperature+gun&ie=UTF8&qid=1478401750

Best of luck!

I second the heat emitter suggestion. Beardies can get burned easily from underbelly heat sources since they cannot sense heat very well from underneath. As the other person stated, Amazon has these for pretty cheap. http://www.amazon.com/ZGY-Infrared-Ceramic-Emitter-Reptile/dp/B00ORM0JK8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1419641837&sr=8-9&keywords=ceramic+heat+emitter. This is an example. They come in different wattages just like a light bulb so you can pick what works best for your enclosure size.

I've been looking at this guy