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Hey Everyone,

In the near future, I'm thinking of purchasing a pair of red ackie lizards. I wanted to use a ceramic heat emitter as the heat source. I need to create a hot spot of 110-120 degrees.

Would a Ceramic Heat Emitter produce enough heat to create a this kind of hot spot?

Basically, I will start the the ackies off in a 20 gallon long. The tank is about 13 inches tall. The hot spot would be about 8 inches from the ceramic heat emitter (I will be using a ranco thermostat).

Please let me know what you think??

Thanks,

Vake J.

Yes the ceramic heaters work well, but they might be too much for a twenty gallon tank. I use one for my 4 foot long Iguana, who resides in a big 5 foot tall 4 foot wide enclosure. For my small tree frog tanks, I use red or black bulbs that are on 24/7. With the frogs , they are handing, because they provide heat and a little lite to see nocturnal activity. Durring the day I have a normal spot lite and flourescent UV light on as well. I over do it a bit because I live in an old/ somewhat hard to heat, farm house.

Of course. I recommend no less than a 60 watt bulb. I've heated a 20 gallon long tank for snakes with a 30 watt Pearlco, but snakes only require 80 deg, not 120 like your lizards. Definitely use the thermostat!