They are an affordable way to provide heat and last much longer than a normal light bulb.
Ceramic heat bulb safety.
Which ceramic heat emitter to get for reptiles.
They are strange looking devices but well worth the cost.
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Choose a lamp with a sturdy bail and never remove or alter it.
Good quality heat lamps are ul approved with ceramic collars metal deflectors and a thick electrical cord.
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An incandescent bulb s filament is far smaller and lighter than the ceramic enclosed resistance element in an ir emitter with the same power rating and this is why it achieves a much higher temperature when converting electrical energy to heat even though both the electrical resistance and power consumption are identical.
Heat lamps are commonly found in restaurants to prevent freshly prepared hot dishes from cooling down before being delivered to the customer.