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Hi all
i have a question about reptariums if i put my heat lamp on top will it burn a hole through the top? or wouldi have to clamp it on the side? ok thankss everyone!

i have mine hanging about 4 inches from the top

i wouldnt recomend blacing the basking bulb directly on top (especially if its a ceramic). not only that the bulb wouldnt be at a safe away distance to were your cham couldnt burn its self... if you cage has plastic matrerial or treaded plastic, the material could, melt, burn your cham, catch fire or warp and make it weak... so i wouldnt recomend it in any case regardless of wattage and tertarium

The Material in reptariums is pretty resistant to heat. The most i've treid is a 100 watt bulb on top of it, and even when you touch the surface where the light has been, it is not too hot. But you should be generally using a 40-60 watt bulb anyway. The worst that could happen is decoloration on top of the reptarium, but that takes aproximately half a year to happen.

Right, a lower wattage incandescent heat light won't burn a Reptarium. I've set mine in a reflector fixture right on the mesh with nothing other than the discoloration mentioned. A higher output UVHeat type spot might. Reptarium claims you can set heat spots right on the mesh. An exception would be the infrared spots which most of us don't use anyway.

all right thanks guys for helping me our

I have my heat lamps setting on top of a square piece of 1/2 inch plywood that lies on top pf the cage. I cut 3 holes in it (2 for the heat lamps and one for the strip light) smaller than the light diameter so the edges lay on the wood. Personally this keeps the light from resting on the fabric itself but still is close enough to provide heat and good lighting. And you dont have to worry about hanging the lights and such if you dont have a convenient ceiling or anything there.

Just an idea, I think I got a piece big enough for the top of my reptarium (175 gallon) for about 2-3 bucks.

Erin