Ive used the other brands for years while we bred reptiles never had an issue with performance, did have to return 2 units for being cracked. You have to look at the heat output more then the wattage on emitters. example: 150w basking light replaced with a 100w emitter (zilla brand if i remember...
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hey guys this is the one brand I used with the...
I too use the red ir bulbs, but i have a regular heat lamp as a backup. The ceramic emitters were designed for reptiles originally. They work excellent for them. I haven't tried them in the brooder yet but they do excellent with a thermostat so i may give them a shot in the near future.