#Heating Recommendations For New Setup

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exotic swift
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I am upgrading my 3 year old leo to an exo terra large low here soon. She currently has a ceramic heat emitter set on a thermostat. I've been hearing that halogen bulbs are the way to go. Any recommendations for specific bulbs? The cage I am looking at is 36" x 18" x 12". I need to upgrade her UVB setup for that size cage, but that's just a matter of getting a longer bulb fixture. Are there any specific brands or wattages I should be looking for with halogen heat bulbs? USA keeper here.

humble carbon
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36x18x12 is too short for heating, lighting, enrichment, and tank care reasons.

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also i would look atttt one of these heat bulbs (they have the same sort of IR as halogens. but they generally have a wider diffusion/spread than the arcadia halogen which is currently the only halogen in the states that's readily available)

Which one you choose out of these options will depend on your environmental factors like room temps, ventilation, tank material , clutter in the tank etc. I generally suggest starting with a 75w for any bulb as that's a good middle range.

https://dubiaroaches.com/products/exo-terra-daylight-basking-spot-75w?_pos=2&_sid=a343718c7&_ss=r

https://dubiaroaches.com/products/exo-terra-intense-basking-spot-75w?_pos=2&_psq=intense&_ss=e&_v=1.0

https://dubiaroaches.com/products/zoo-med-repti-basking-spot-lamp-75w?_pos=3&_sid=6cca46267&_ss=r

https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/environmental-control-and-lighting/bulbs-and-lamps/arcadia-reptile-solar-basking-floodlight-65048.html

https://www.amazon.com/Flukers-Basking-Spotlight-Bulbs-Reptiles/dp/B0006L2UBU/?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=pd_wlh&pd_rd_w=vYTBU&content-id=amzn1.sym.8204b485-11a7-46e5-99d6-924574f6f1b2&pf_rd_p=8204b485-11a7-46e5-99d6-924574f6f1b2&pf_rd_r=6XZ5N7AM6RGRD9JDSMAK&pd_rd_wg=8F7N1&pd_rd_r=f455a759-5bb9-48bd-ba52-f30ed704ec6e&th=1

exotic swift
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I didn't realize there was an Exo Terra Large Wide, I thought it just came in Large Tall and Large Low 😂 She likes to climb for sure, so the Large Wide would be perfect

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I totally agree that 18" tall is much better

humble carbon
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nod it'll allow for more climbing opprotunities, more substrate but also allow for safe distances between uvb and heating

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as for the uvb on that tank

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this is a good one for the 36x18x18 exoterra :3

exotic swift
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Is arcadia the go to brand for nice lighting nowadays?

humble carbon
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for uvb yeh. it and zoomed are the two safe brands

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heat wise it's 50/50 really. there's a few decent bulbs in the states/canada (the ones i linked for example) so it's not just arcadia nod

exotic swift
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With that long of a cage would it also be worth going with a secondary form of heat set on a thermostat, like the ceramic I have, or a mat?

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Along with the halogen that is

humble carbon
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you would only need a che at night if it drops below 65.

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otherwise no you do not want or need the whole tank being heated.

exotic swift
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Night is really my only worry, but with the handful of reptiles I have there are a few extra mats laying around

humble carbon
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36x18x18 is still a very small space all things considered so there still should be a proper gradient nod

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if you need night time heating the che is preferred as you're wanting to heat the air to atleast 65 if it drops below that. not a surface

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all of the heat bulbs i linked btw also need to be on a thermostat (same with a halogen.)