I'm having a hard time following.



Do you have a heat source other than the bulbs?



I would be inclined to have a heat source for the room set to a minimum point of no return, in most cases 70° works. I would then have supplemental heat for each cage to reach the necessary temps.



It doesn't sound like you have heat other than the bulbs, but ether way a room heater or the primary heat could easily be run off a thermostat to maintain a dedicated cool side temp. Say 80°F this would be the base temp of the cage.



In either situation the bulbs could be situated to the hot side of the cage and run off another thermostat set to maintain the hot spot. Utilizing a timer to toggle between the bulbs white for day red for night.



The set up would give you the heat needed for standard temps and would ensure in the case of one thermostat failure your standard is maintained.



Just what I see...



My first response is to heat the room, not always an option but still my first response.
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Jeremy Payne

JB Reptile



1.0 Snow "Kahl"

0.2 Triple Het Moonglow "Kahl"

0.1 Orange Tail Hypo Het Leopard

0.1 Double Het "Sharp" Snow

1.0 Ghost

0.1 Possible Super Hypo

0.1 DH Ghost

1.1 "Kahl" Albino

1.0.2 Hypomelenistic

1.3 Pastel Hypo

0.1 Anerthrystic

0.0.3 Normal



1.1 Morelia Clastolepis

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• when to use heat lamps in unheated room? - Lenrely, Mon Oct 26 23:45:43 2009
• RE: when to use heat lamps in unheated room? - Bighurt, Tue Oct 27 00:39:59 2009
• RE: when to use heat lamps in unheated room? - markg, Tue Oct 27 13:13:54 2009