Bruce,

I must say, that I as well use low 50 watt halogens for heating my cage and I get similar temps as you. I’m a fan of them because they are long lasting, cheap, and in my opinion more efficient than "reptile-made" bulbs.

I wouldn’t worry about burns with these bulbs, as long as your not literally touching your screan top with your basking spot. Also, I don’t elevate my basking spots to extreme lengths that are pretty much directly under the bulb. The Mercury Vapor bulbs emit a ton of heat, so elevated basking spots is completely unnecessary for these particular bulbs. Another benefit to having low wattage bulbs and elevated basking spots is that you’re also getting your animals closer to UV rays from your UV bulbs.

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