Leopard gecko night wattage

[bakocl]

I want to get a night bulb that i will keep on all day long (black light probably). What wattage should i use to keep the hot side of a 10 gallon 85-90

 

[Tokayy]

A blue moon light 75 watt will be fine.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

If you put your heating device on a thermostat (as it should be), you won't have to worry the wattage. Do keep in mind that it's very hard to provide a proper heat gradient for them to thermoregulate in a tank as small as a ten gallon.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

BTW, if your purpose is heating, you'd be much better off with a CHE (ceramic heat emitter) than with a "bulb".

 

[sajane]

whats the room temp? I think a 75 watt may be too hot.

 

[Mardy]

In my opinion a 10 gallon is too small of a tank to use a light, because as mentioned before, you'll find it difficult to provide proper temperature gradient in such a small tank. Leopard geckos need a hot side that has 90-95 degrees of belly heat, and the cold side of room temperature in 70's and low 80's. If you shine a light into a 10 gallon, it's likely to heat up the whole tank.

A low wattage ceramic heat emitter will allow you to supplement heating if you really need to raise the hot side temperature. But please remember having an under tank heating pad is more important than basking light or the air temperature.

 

[bakocl]

Yea i have a uth but i just have the light because my room is really chilly.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Yea i have a uth but i just have the light because my room is really chilly.

What temperatures are you getting in the tank as measured by a digital thermometer or a temperature gun?

Raising a leo properly needs to take into consideration a vast amount of details! Have you seen my thorough caresheet?

http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...-care-recommendations-6-july-2012-update.html