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hi i am building an enclosure its 48x24x32 for my ackies i need help with heating it at night . should i use a thermastat and a radiant heat pannel or should i use something like a cobra heat mat and a thermastat the room it will be in will be warm but still will need some heat at night thank for any help

Ive been using a infared heat lamp on my ackies at night. It seems to work fine just you have to put up with the red glow. Matt

run lights and temps 24/7, or simply use a ceramic heat emmitter to maintain a slightly cooler temperature.

Provided your daytime temperatures get warm enough, then there is little need to worry about your nighttime temperatures. My nighttime temperatures regularly get into the upper 60s with no apparent ill effects on my monitors, and I have done this for many years. I have had occasions where the nighttime temperatures have fallen into the low 60s with no apparent problems, although such lows do make me uneasy and I work to avoid them. That uneasiness is simply my feeling, it is quite possible that low 60s are not detrimental either, but I am not comfortable with those temperatures.
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and all the food they ate.
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