A red-glass infrared spot lamp built as a 24-hour heat source, giving off warmth with very little visible light. The glass is genuinely red rather than painted, which matters for heat transfer and means the colour will not flake off with age. It produces no UVA and no UVB.
Features
- True red glass — not a painted or coated clear bulb.
- Four wattages — 50W, 75W, 100W and 150W.
- Minimal visible light — lets you observe nocturnal behaviour without flooding the enclosure.
A word on night-time use
Zoo Med markets this lamp for round-the-clock heating, and red light is far less disruptive than white. That said, some keepers and retailers now avoid any light at night on circadian grounds and use a ceramic heat emitter instead, which produces heat and no light at all. If your species needs overnight warmth and you would rather give it no light whatsoever, the ReptiCare Ceramic Heat Emitter is the alternative.
Fitting
Use a ceramic-socket fixture rated above the bulb wattage, keep it out of reach of the animal, and check basking temperatures with a thermometer.
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