Zoo Med Repti Basking Lamp 50 Watt for Reptiles

It was fine - exactly what it was supposed to be but it burned out very quickly - too quickly

Mixed feelings on this line a bulbs in general. They burn out rather quickly - I have not had one last beyond 2 months. The 50 watt bulb melted the plastic trim around the screen out of no where on my Exo Terra Terrarium. Was using the bulb without issue for over a month and smelled something burning one day. Not sure why it happened. I had also used a 75 watt bulb in the same socket/location for a few months prior with no issue. Turned it off for a few days and just used my night time bulb in the interim and then my wife said lets try it again. Its been about 2 weeks and all seems to be ok. Screen does not seem to be getting hotter than usual. Maybe it was just angled funny on that day, who knows. Otherwise the 50 watts bulbs seem to do the trick heat wise on my Anole tank. They are cheap enough that I can replace them every few months as they burn out (which they do). Lose a star because they dont last and 2 for almost burning my house down.

Received bulb March 17, 2016 and put in basking lamp that day. June 27, 2016 the bulb has already burnt out!! (Our basking lamp is on appx. 10 hours a day.)

The first time i got a basking bulb of this kind it cooked my first turtle,(75 watts only 3 inches away)but for this 50 watt its a differnt story my turtles always bask now. Buy it and dont over heat your baby yellow baby rescue :(

Works good.

Used this for 12 hours a day and it lasted 9 days before it burned out.

The genius that packed my bulb packed it with a spray bottle with cleaner and barely any packing material so it was shattered when it got to my house. 1 star because I dont even have the option to get it replaced, I can only return it. Im not returning a broken bulb.

Didn’t last as long as they normally would.

Just what I was looking for... found it fast and easy... arrived on time

I purchased a pair of these basking lamps for our aquatic turtles terrarium. The first one burned out within 10 days. So, I felt lucky that Id purchased a second one - but it lasted less than 20 days. So, a total 30 days for 2 lamps. Maybe Zoo Med thinks thats a bargain, but Im looking for a more reliable, long lasting product.