Okay, to clear up a lot of conflicting information that I have been hearing, I would like some advice from all you experts concerning the following topics:

1) Calcium/Vitamin Supplementation
I have heard conflicting information concerning how often to dust the food with calcium and/or vitamins. My pet store has further confused me by claiming that the green cricket food that I feed them has the proper nutrients and I should only dust once a week, which is completely different than anything I have read online. Based on the product information, what would you suggest to me for a) dusting and b) inclusion of product in the terrarium?

My local pet store only provides the following (for carnivorous reptiles): T-Rex 2:0 Calcium/No Phosphorous Powdered Supplement with Vitamins.

Ingredients: Calcium carbonate, ascorbic acid, vitamin A acetate, cholecalciferol (source of vitamine D3) and stabilizers.

2) Heat source?
What is the best heat source? I currently have an incandescent bulb but it is so warm now that I don't need to use it. The winters here in Idaho can get pretty chilly though, and I know I don't want to keep the bulb on all night. But I have heard bad things about the heating pads getting too hot, or only heating the substrate. What about ceramic heaters? If somebody could offer me advice as to what my best bet is, that would be very helpful to me.

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