I went away this weekend and luckily moved my dad into my house to look after Alfie...
The heat lamp (40 watt exo terra infared) was on a timer, but the bulb blew while i was away and so my dad went to the hardwear store to get another (this is whatyou get for not always having spares). He put in a 40watt white bulb which seems to be working fine...
So i went and got a new bulb while away, but after hours of searching could only find a 50 watt bulb the same as i had, and not a 40.
The pet shop i got it from said it would be ok, but when i got the bulb off the shelf i came face to face with a snake! The people seemed very lax it had managed to escape (i am still reeling) and they didn't have any torts, but did have some tort products.
So my question:
Is it ok to just use a 40 watt white bulb instead of a red one, it seems to be working fine...
Do you think the 50 watt red bulb will be ok or will Alfie frazzle? He is in a 2.5 feet vivarium. At the moment i have a heat mat on at night time as the temp is dropping too much and i worry Alfie will go into hibernation.
The local hardwear shop is going to get me some red bulbs in. Is it ok to use these or do i have to have the 'exo terra' variety (which cost £8.70 as opposed to £1.30)?
Many Thanks, hope everyone is well!
The heat lamp (40 watt exo terra infared) was on a timer, but the bulb blew while i was away and so my dad went to the hardwear store to get another (this is whatyou get for not always having spares). He put in a 40watt white bulb which seems to be working fine...
So i went and got a new bulb while away, but after hours of searching could only find a 50 watt bulb the same as i had, and not a 40.
The pet shop i got it from said it would be ok, but when i got the bulb off the shelf i came face to face with a snake! The people seemed very lax it had managed to escape (i am still reeling) and they didn't have any torts, but did have some tort products.
So my question:
Is it ok to just use a 40 watt white bulb instead of a red one, it seems to be working fine...
Do you think the 50 watt red bulb will be ok or will Alfie frazzle? He is in a 2.5 feet vivarium. At the moment i have a heat mat on at night time as the temp is dropping too much and i worry Alfie will go into hibernation.
The local hardwear shop is going to get me some red bulbs in. Is it ok to use these or do i have to have the 'exo terra' variety (which cost £8.70 as opposed to £1.30)?
Many Thanks, hope everyone is well!