I have used Pearlco, ZooMed, and ExoTerra over about 15 years of reptile husbandry. I have nothing but good experience with Pearlco and ZooMed. I have one Pearlco ceramic bulb that is over a decade old and still functions perfectly and looks great (believe me, after what happened I took ALL my ceramics bulbs out and examined the bulbs and sockets). I once bought a Pearlco ceramic bulb from LLL Reptile that was a dud, but they replaced it without a problem. My ZooMed ceramics look just as good, and my oldest one is about 8 years old and still working fine. I am going to THROW OUT all my Exo-Terras, unless LLL reptile supply wants them back or Exo Terra wants them for examination. This hurst because I just bought a bunch of these on sale over the past year. I am considering sending the bulbs to whatever agency looks into dangerous products (?the Federal Trade Commission?) if ExoTerra doesn't want to look into this, as this was a very definite fire hazard and I'm lucky nothing bad happened.

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