Most thermostats operate like a heat controlled switch full on full off.
Vivarium heat bulb keeps blowing.
By blowing i m assuming you mean the lamp keeps burning out and not actually exploding.
This explains why the nature of the headlight matters.
My gut response without being able to take a look at your setup is that your lamps are being worn out prematurely by too much off and on.
Main causes of headlight bulbs blowing the type of bulb.
Just play around with the wattage until you hit the temp range your lizards need and make sure you use fixtures with.
It s really cold here too so i ended up putting taz s chi heat bulb in the main basking lamp and using a clamp lamp with a regular bulb a clam lamp that has yet to eat any of the bulbs.
The wire connections inside your bulb holder.
As a last resort you can also check the tightness of the connections in your switch.
Normally when the headlights are used more often chances are they will also burn out easily.
By kristent mon feb 13 2012 8 12.
So three things to look into if your bulbs keep blowing.
I keep quite a few high temp lizards collared lizards uros and a couple of savs in 10 different largish enclosures and i use a mix of regular incandescent and halogen full spectrum spots for the basking and heat bulbs.
In simpler terms they are a source of security on any modern car.
Headlights are vital as they help us to drive during the night.
Bearded dragon s heat bulb keeps blowing.
Basking bulb keeps blowing out.