Heat lamps can create a very hot spot immediately beneath them, which may injure the frog. They also cause a lot of evaporation in that area, and so can dry out a ventilated tank moreso than indirect or bottom heat might.
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Heat lamps can create a very hot spot immediately beneath them, which may injure the frog. They also cause a lot of evaporation in that area, and so can dry out a ventilated tank moreso than indirect or bottom heat might.
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