Daytime Heat Bulbs
Daytime heat bulbs are your go-to for creating a warm, bright basking spot anywhere your reptile or amphibian needs daytime heat. This category pulls together classic incandescent basking bulbs, efficient halogen spots, splash-proof lamps for aquatic setups, and compact mini halogens for small or nano enclosures. It’s the place to start when you want visible-light heat over a rock, branch, or turtle dock.
Most bulbs here provide light and heat but not UVB, so they’re typically paired with a separate fluorescent linear UVB bulb or compact UVB/LED bulb. For full setups, many keepers combine a daytime bulb from this page with low- or no-light options from nighttime heat bulbs and sometimes under-tank warmth from heat pads, heat panels, heat cable & rocks.
Choosing a Daytime Heat Bulb
- Wattage vs. enclosure: Smaller tanks and close fixtures use lower wattages; larger or taller enclosures usually need higher-watt bulbs to reach basking temps.
- Incandescent basking bulbs: Simple, bright “spot” bulbs that use a reflective surface to concentrate heat and light into a focused basking area.
- Halogen basking bulbs: Energy-efficient options (like Exo Terra Sun Glo) that produce strong heat and broad-spectrum daylight from a compact bulb.
- Splash-proof / “swamp” bulbs: Designed for turtle docks and humid terrariums where lamps are exposed to mist or splashes.
- Mini halogen bulbs: High-intensity output in a very small bulb, ideal for nano tanks or tight spaces when paired with mini dome fixtures.
Setup & Use Scenarios
For standard terrestrial setups, a straightforward incandescent or halogen basking bulb over a branch or rock gives a clear “hot side” while the rest of the enclosure stays cooler. For aquatic turtles and high-humidity builds, splash-proof or swamp-style bulbs are the safer choice above water features or heavy mist. In compact or display enclosures, mini halogens let you dial in a focused hotspot without overpowering a small tank.
Featured Products
Everyday Basking & Halogen Bulbs
- Zoo Med 250 Watt Basking Bulb - High-output incandescent with a reflective spot beam for large or tall enclosures.
- Exo Terra 50 Watt Sun Glo Halogen Bulb - Energy-efficient halogen daylight bulb with strong heat and enhanced enclosure coloration.
- Exo Terra 35 Watt Sun Glo Halogen Bulb - Lower-watt Sun Glo choice for smaller tanks or shorter distances.
Aquatic & High-Humidity Choices
- Fluker 75 Watt Splash Proof Halogen Bulb - Heavy-duty, splash-resistant halogen lamp for turtle tanks and damp terrariums.
- Exo Terra 50 Watt Swamp Glo Basking Bulb - Daytime basking bulb made for wet or swamp-style environments.
Compact / Mini Bulbs
- Zilla Mini Halogen Bulb Day Blue 25 Watt - Compact mini halogen that delivers high-intensity daylight heat in nano and space-limited setups.
- $6.99 each
- 12 for $78.00 ($6.50 each)
Size: 25 Watt
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $9.99 each
Size: 40 watts
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $10.49 each
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $10.49 each
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $11.49 each
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $9.99 each
Size: 125 watts
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $11.49 each
Basking bulbs have a reflective surface built into the bulb itself, directing the heat and light in a more concentrated area. Ideal for species requiring high basking temperatures.
- $11.99 each
Size: 250 watt
Ideal for larger terrariums. This bulb gets very hot, and needs to be at least 18" away from your reptile!
- $17.49 each
Size: 50 watt
2 Zoo Med basking bulbs packed together to save you money!
- $18.49 each
Size: 75 watts
2 Zoo Med basking bulbs packed together to save you money!
- $20.49 each
Size: 2-Pack, 100 watts ea
2 Zoo Med basking bulbs packed together to save you money!
- $4.79 each
Ideal for daytime illumination and heating of your terrariums. Zoo-Meds Daylight bulbs produce a clean, wide spectrum light, that allows you to view your animals without any color distortion. High quality, and available in many different wattages, these b
- $5.99 each
Ideal for daytime illumination and heating of your terrariums. Zoo-Meds Daylight bulbs produce a clean, wide spectrum light, that allows you to view your animals without any color distortion.
- $6.99 each
Ideal for daytime illumination and heating of your terrariums. Zoo-Meds Daylight bulbs produce a clean, wide spectrum light, that allows you to view your animals without any color distortion. **SUPER SALE. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST**
- $7.49 each
Ideal for daytime illumination and heating of your terrariums. Zoo-Meds Daylight bulbs produce a clean, wide spectrum light, that allows you to view your animals without any color distortion. **SUPER SALE. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST**
- $10.99 each
Ideal for daytime illumination and heating of your terrariums. Zoo-Meds Daylight bulbs produce a clean, wide spectrum light, that allows you to view your animals without any color distortion. **SUPER SALE. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST**
- $13.99 each
Size: 60 watt red bulb and 60 watt blue bulb
Save a little, and get the combo pack! Ideal for day and night heat sources.
- $17.99 each
Size: 75 watt basking bulb and 75 watt infrared bulb
Get a combo pack and save!
- $7.99 each
Size: 5 watts
Energy efficient LED for your pet's habitat, now in Nano size! Long-Life, energy efficient daylight LED lamp. Promotes live plant growth Bright, naturalistic lamp for nano-size terrariums.
- $8.49 each
Size: 5 watts
Light up your invertebrate’s habitat with the bright, energy efficient Creatures™ LED Lamp. Great for Daytime habitat lighting. Works with the Creatures Dome Lamp Fixture.
- $3.99 each
Size: 25 watts
Zoo Med's Basking Spot Lamps are now available in Nano size! Ideal for use with diurnal reptiles that thermo-regulate by basking, including many tropical and desert species.
- $3.99 each
Size: 35 watts
Zoo Med's Halogen Heat Lamps are now available in Nano size! Halogen technology increases burn life. Crisp bright white light will make animals colors appear richer! This bulb does NOT emit UVB
- $9.99 each
Size: 50 Watts
Turtle Tuff, a heavy duty "splash-proof" halogen lamp. For use with all types of aquatic turtles and other aquatic terrarium pets.
- $9.99 each
Size: 75 Watts
Zoo Med's Turtle Tuff, a heavy duty "splash-proof" halogen lamp.
- $11.99 each
Size: 90 Watts
Zoo Med's Turtle Tuff, a heavy duty "splash-proof" halogen lamp.
- $19.99 each
Includes a Zoo Med Turtle Tuff 50 watt bulb and a ReptiSun 5.0 Mini UVB Compact Fluorescent Bulb (13 watt)
- $25.99 each
Includes a Mini Deep Dome Lamp and a 50 watt Turtle Tuff Bulb
- $21.99 each
Includes a Zoo Med Mini Deep Dome Fixture and a Zoo Med 75 watt Basking Spot Lamp!
- $18.99 each
Includes a Zoo Med Mini Deep Dome Fixture and a Zoo Med 60 watt Daylight Blue Reptile Bulb
- $44.99 each
Includes Mini Combo Deep Dome Lamp, 60 watt Daylight Blue Bulb and ReptiSun 5.0 Mini Compact Fluorescent Bulb (13 watt)
- $49.99 each
Comes with a Mini Combo Deep Dome Lamp, 75 watt Basking Bulb & ReptiSun 10.0 Mini UVB Compact Fluorescent Bulb (13 watt)
- $44.99 each
Includes a Mini Combo Deep Dome Lamp, 60 watt Daylight Blue Bulb and a 60 watt Nightlight Red Bulb
- $47.99 each
Includes Mini Combo Deep Dome Lamp, 75 watt Basking bulb and 75 watt Infrared Bulb
- $8.99 each
Size: 60 watt
These bulbs, available in a wide ranges of sizes and strengths, provide heat and light for your pets at a reasonable price. Great for increasing ambient cage temperature, as well as for certain basking spot applications.
- $9.99 each
Size: 150 watt
These bulbs, available in a wide ranges of sizes and strengths, provide heat and light for your pets at a reasonable price. Great for increasing ambient cage temperature, as well as for certain basking spot applications.
- $9.99 each
Size: 50 watt
Exo-Terra’s Day Glo Spots are designed with neodyminim enriched glass, providing a very white, clean light with no color distortion. Great for daytime heat and for providing localized basking spots.
- $10.99 each
Size: 50 watt
A lamp specially designed as a basking spot lamp. The tight beam can be directed precisely on an area to create a basking site. The heat and light in the beam is increased by 35%, allowing greater distances between the bulb and the basking site.
- $10.99 each
Size: 75 watt
A lamp specially designed as a basking spot lamp. The tight beam can be directed precisely on an area to create a basking site. The heat and light in the beam is increased by 35%, allowing greater distances between the bulb and the basking site.
- $12.99 each
Size: 100 watt
A lamp specially designed as a basking spot lamp. The tight beam can be directed precisely on an area to create a basking site. The heat and light in the beam is increased by 35%, allowing greater distances between the bulb and the basking site.
- $14.99 each
Size: 150 watt
A lamp specially designed as a basking spot lamp. The tight beam can be directed precisely on an area to create a basking site. The heat and light in the beam is increased by 35%, allowing greater distances between the bulb and the basking site.
- $20.99 each
Size: 50 watts
The Exo Terra Swamp Glo is a splash and mist resistant basking spot lamp designed for use in aquatic or extremely humid terrarium set-ups.
- $21.99 each
Size: 75 watts
The Exo Terra Swamp Glo is a splash and mist resistant basking spot lamp designed for use in aquatic or extremely humid terrarium set-ups.
- $23.99 each
Size: 100 watts
The Exo Terra Swamp Glo is a splash and mist resistant basking spot lamp designed for use in aquatic or extremely humid terrarium set-ups.
- $14.99 each
Size: 25 watts
Highly energy efficient broad spectrum daylight bulb. Optimizies heat penetration through increased infrared levels.
- $12.99 each
Size: 35 watts
Highly energy efficient broad spectrum daylight bulb. Optimizies heat penetration through increased infrared levels.
- $18.99 each
Size: 50 watts
Highly energy efficient broad spectrum daylight bulb. Optimizies heat penetration through increased infrared levels.
- $21.99 each
Size: 75 watts
Highly energy efficient broad spectrum daylight bulb. Optimizies heat penetration through increased infrared levels.
- $21.99 each
Size: 100 watts
Highly energy efficient broad spectrum daylight bulb. Optimizies heat penetration through increased infrared levels.
- $22.99 each
Size: 150 watts
Highly energy efficient broad spectrum daylight bulb. Optimizies heat penetration through increased infrared levels.
- $31.99 each
The Exo Terra® Day & Night LED is ideal for reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates with NO UVB-requirements, like snakes, nocturnal geckos, frogs, newts, salamanders, spiders, scorpions, insects, etc.
- $39.99 each
The Exo Terra® Day & Night LED is ideal for reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates with NO UVB-requirements, like snakes, nocturnal geckos, frogs, newts, salamanders, spiders, scorpions, insects, etc.
- $7.99 each
Size: 25 watts
High intensity output, energy-efficiency, and compact size make this Day White Mini Halogen Bulb a great choice for use when terrarium space is limited.
- $7.99 each
Size: 50 watts
High intensity output, energy-efficiency, and compact size make this Day White Mini Halogen Bulb a great choice for use when terrarium space is limited.
- $7.99 each
Size: 25 watts
High intensity output, energy-efficiency, and compact size make this Day Blue Mini Halogen Bulb a great choice for use when terrarium space is limited. Uses less energy than a comparable incandescent bulbs.
- $7.99 each
Size: 50 watts
High intensity output, energy-efficiency, and compact size make this Day Blue Mini Halogen Bulb a great choice for use when terrarium space is limited. Uses less energy than a comparable incandescent bulbs.
- $7.95 each
Size: 50 watts
Zilla® Incandescent Spots pinpoint light and heat in any area for a more dramatic visual effect. Spot heat lamps create focused warm zones, allowing reptiles to move away from the heat source as their body temperature changes.
- $8.95 each
Size: 75 watts
Zilla® Incandescent Spots pinpoint light and heat in any area for a more dramatic visual effect. Spot heat lamps create focused warm zones, allowing reptiles to move away from the heat source as their body temperature changes.
- $9.95 each
Size: 100 watts
Zilla® Incandescent Spots pinpoint light and heat in any area for a more dramatic visual effect. Spot heat lamps create focused warm zones, allowing reptiles to move away from the heat source as their body temperature changes.
- $13.99 each
Size: 150 watts
The Professional Series Halogen Spot Lamp provides 15% more heat, light and UVA output than standard basking spot lamps that make animals' colors appear richer. This product's average lifespan is 3,000 hours.
- $12.99 each
Size: 50 watts
This Fluker's Splash Proof Halogen Bulb is perfect for reptile and amphibian habitats that feature water-based and high humidity set-ups. Install this bulb in your pet's habitat know that it is heavy duty and solid, and that it is splash proof as well.
- $14.99 each
Size: 75 watts
This Fluker's Splash Proof Halogen Bulb is perfect for reptile and amphibian habitats that feature water-based and high humidity set-ups. Install this bulb in your pet's habitat know that it is heavy duty and solid, and that it is splash proof as well.
- $16.99 each
Size: 90 watts
This Fluker's Splash Proof Halogen Bulb is perfect for reptile and amphibian habitats that feature water-based and high humidity set-ups. Install this bulb in your pet's habitat know that it is heavy duty and solid, and that it is splash proof as well.
- $6.99 each
Size: 40 watt
Your reptile will love having this Fluker's Basking Bulb as part of its habitat. This heavy duty bulb plays an important role in the habitat in that it provides radiant heat to create an appropriate daytime basking spot for reptiles.
- $7.49 each
Size: 60 watt
Your reptile will love having this Fluker's Basking Bulb as part of its habitat. This heavy duty bulb plays an important role in the habitat in that it provides radiant heat to create an appropriate daytime basking spot for reptiles.
- $7.49 each
Size: 75 watts
Your reptile will love having this Fluker's Basking Bulb as part of its habitat. This heavy duty bulb plays an important role in the habitat in that it provides radiant heat to create an appropriate daytime basking spot for reptiles.
- $8.49 each
Size: 150 watts
Your reptile will love having this Fluker's Basking Bulb as part of its habitat. This heavy duty bulb plays an important role in the habitat in that it provides radiant heat to create an appropriate daytime basking spot for reptiles.
- $7.49 each
Size: 100 watt
Your reptile will love having this Fluker's Basking Bulb as part of its habitat. This heavy duty bulb plays an important role in the habitat in that it provides radiant heat to create an appropriate daytime basking spot for reptiles.