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- Dec 29, 2012
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just wanted to share my recent experience with adding a Ceramic Heater Element to my tortoise tank. when i purchased the 150 watt CHE to keep the nighttime temps up, i noticed a burning smell when the fixture was on. i was not sure if it was the pine bark heating up or just the smell of the CHE getting hot. when i went to adjust the fixture angle, trying to get lower temps at night(was well above 85 degrees) the socket caught on fire, it was in a standard chrome dome lamp assy with a plastic socket. i went out the next day and bought one with a ceramic socket and no more burning smell was detected anymore. so just FYI for anyone thinking about getting a CHE for the winter. i want your tortoise to be toasty... not toasted. todd