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I've read many things about infrared lights, but I know Exo Terra has an Infrared Heat Lamp and the box says "Excellent 24 hour radiant heat source."
I'm interested in buying a 100W (or is that too much?) light for my veiled chameleon to keep the temperature up. My room gets cold and I want to make sure she gets the proper heat. I also have a UVB and UVA light source.
Would an infrared light be good for her, and should it be used for day and night temperatures?

Thanks for any help with this!

I no longer keep veileds but I used to and I live in central Fl. and kept mine outdoors almost year round. My criteria for leaving them out in winter was if the temps were not going to go back into the upper 60's or low 70's and the night-time lows were going below about 38 or 40 f. they came in. I can remember many a night when the temp would go down below 40 and I would go out and bring them in (usually after the11pm weather report.) I would find themburied in the substrate and doing just fine other than the fact that I had just bothered them. The point of this is that chameleons like a temperature drop at night and most can handle a lot more drop than people realize. So unless you're some weirdo who keeps your house down near freezing at night you shouldn't have to worry about infra-red heat. btw those bulbs are a lot cheaper at feed stores than they are in the pet trade.

Chams have full color vision and need darkness at night. If the bulb emits ANY visible light it will keep her from sleeping. As long as she has a good basking spot so she can warm up well each day you don't need the extra heat at night unless your room gets down below the mid 50's. If the room is drafty you can always drape a sheet over the cage.

Thanks so much!