Heat Lamp

[gripen]

I also use the reptile screen lid. It is meant to with stand heat! if I go on vacation for a week and leave the bulb on, will that be safe?

I leave all my lamps on 24/7.

 

[lunarstorm]

I leave all my lamps on 24/7.

You don't let them cool at night? I'd expect my mismolt rate to go up if my lamps never turned off.

 

[agent A]

I leave all my lamps on 24/7.

Not sure if mantises like a 24 hour day, I know I wouldn't lol, u should get an infrared bulb for the night

 

[gripen]

You don't let them cool at night? I'd expect my mismolt rate to go up if my lamps never turned off.

I've had some on 2 years strait. No problems thus far.

 

[meaganelise9]

I like to turn them off at night. It's pretty warm in here, and I would rather simulate a real outside environment more by lowering heat and light at night. Plus, that constant heat speeds metabolism (ultimately a shorter life).

 

[agent A]

I've had some on 2 years strait. No problems thus far.

The bulb lasts that long? My bulb brand is rippin me off lol

 

[gripen]

Heat emitters is what I use lol. They are the best considering it gets down to the 50s in my house at night.

 

[CoolMantid]

Yah same! Butr What I did was put the basking light on one end of tht tank so the gongy can move from 88 to 82 when it gets to hot. I think that is perfect. wbu?

 

[CoolMantid]

It get down to 62 and 76 in summer at my house so I kinda have no choice with the 24/7 light

 

[sporeworld]

Yeah - mine are all on timers now, but I did a number of experiements with constant light and, in a different enclosure, constant heat, and saw no discernable differences (in Idolos from the same ooth). Which also means, I saw no real VALUE in keeping them constantly on. So I went back to timers.

 

[lunarstorm]

Yeah - mine are all on timers now, but I did a number of experiements with constant light and, in a different enclosure, constant heat, and saw no discernable differences (in Idolos from the same ooth). Which also means, I saw no real VALUE in keeping them constantly on. So I went back to timers.

Nice! I'll keep doing the same.

If there's a species that is proven to thrive with a constant 100F+ I suppose I'll leave a bulb on all the time, but until then...

 

[Mvalenz]

I use a 50W infrared bulb. I angle it on the side of enclosure. Move it a little further from enclosure at night and it drps about 8-10 degrees. I leave it on 24 hours a day. I just flip the light switch on to replicate daylight.

 

[sporeworld]

I just wanted to clarify: Because I saw no BENEFIT to keeping the lights or heat on all the time, I reverted back to the timers. Obviously, there's a money savings (bulb life & electricity), but it's uncertain if there would be any unguessed effect further down the line (next generation NEEDING those conditions, circadian rhythms.. whatever). So, like they say in the small print "your experince may vary".

 

[Chivalry]

You can get a timer at Wally world for pretty cheap. Seems like they'd do better with a dark cycle.