🦎 Repticare Infrared Ceramic Heat Emitter (150 watt) – Optimal Heating Solution for Reptile Habitats Review

Bought this SE for my ball python. It heated its 55 gallon tank (on the thermostat) and when I first got it I really liked it. This kept the surrounding basking area on its warm side in its ideal temperature range (around 85°F) and complemented the heat band under the substrate (a warm, very happy and very healthy 2 year old snake). However, here we are, just 2 months later and there is no heat. The dome works fine (I put different bulbs in the fixture to make sure it wasn't a problem) but the…

In winter the temperature in my house is usually between 68 and 70 degrees. My ball pythons, which each have their own 40 gallon glass tank, need air temperatures closer to 85-90 degrees. Although a 100-watt ceramic (CHE) heater is recommended for a 40-gallon tank, the 100-watt heaters weren't powerful enough to offset the roughly 15-degree difference between room temperature and the temperature my ball pythons need in their tanks. So I increased the power to 150 watts. The 150-watt SE…

UPDATE: After almost 26 months the lamp element died. It never had a crash and we abused it a bit (we had moved so it had frequent power cuts and we also fogged our Python's cage). Regardless, we're happy with its durability and would buy another even if cheaper brands are available. We bought this product after trying the 100w radiant heater. The 100 watt lightbulb didn't provide the heat our ball python needed, even with a heating pad under the reservoir, so we had to buy that and a large…