Description
The Nomoy ND-29 Mini Infrared Heating Lamp is a compact infrared heat bulb for reptile terrariums, available in 25W, 50W and 75W.
Reptiles are ectotherms. They cannot make their own body heat, so they warm up and cool down by moving between a warm side and a cool side of the enclosure. A heat lamp over one end creates the basking spot where the animal warms up to digest its food, stay active and keep its immune system working. Infrared lamps put most of their energy out as heat.
Choose the wattage by the size of the enclosure and the temperature of the room: lower wattages for small terrariums, higher wattages for larger or cooler ones. Check the basking temperature with a thermometer rather than by feel, run the lamp through a thermostat or dimmer, and fit a mesh guard so the animal cannot touch the hot bulb.
Wattages
- 25W
- 50W
- 75W
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