: Okay, I'll get that setup ASAP. Would the 50/25/25 soil/sand/vermiculite mixture described on the Pro Exotics website work, or would a 75/25 soil/sand mix be preferable to that?

I have a 100 watt ceramic heat emitter, and two 100 watt Zoo Med spot lamps; the heat emitter is on a dimmer in order to keep the substrate below it at 80°F. I'll return the spot lamps tomorrow and get a flood lamp; do you have a recommended brand/brands?
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Using the CHE will dry out the air, the two 100w spotlights will do the same, that`s why using low wattage halogen floods (40 to 50w), two or three in a row is best, just raise/lower `til you get the recommended basking surface temp.
I can`t tell you any brands or where to buy, I`m living in the U.K just now (from Australia), just everyday halogen floods, I expect hardware stores would do them?
As far as the substrate, don`t use the vermiculite, just a soil/playsand mix, it`s basically trial and error, start from 75 to 25% soil to sand, see how it works.

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