Exo Terra review

I have recently been using ExoTerra Sun Glospot lamps to heat and light our reptile terrariums. The results have not been good at all. The spot lamps for daytime and infrared night lamps of the Neodymium sort have an increadibly short life span. I use 3 different brands of light fixtures on 3 different tanks for 3 different species of herptile. All 3 set ups have had the same results. The longest-lived bulb was just under a full 30 days, the shortest, just 3 days!! We have 3 ball pythons, a Mexican Black Kingsnake and THE most beautiful Asian water dragon you have ever seen! Their names are,respectfuylly: Madmartigan, Razell, Sorcha, the Slithering Darkness (slither), and Obad-hai. All 3 kinds have different requirments but one thing in common; they all need a reliable heat source!!!! These bulbs have a nasty habit of burning out in the middle of the night or when we are out. I have tried to communicate to Hagen, the company that makes the lamps, to no avail. So, if you own reptiles, be warned. I have bought over a dozen since August and here it is only November. I am just fortunate to have purchased multiple bulbs each time I ordered. It is not the company I order our supplies from, Reptile Supply.com has been spot-on with the shipping. No broken bulbs on many seperate shipments. We have, however, had no problems with the Exo Terra fluorescent bulbs. They are still working strong on a timed cycle switch that gradually brings the light up to full brightness and slowly dims them each evening.
I have had much better luck with the Fluker bulbs. Hey, all I can recomend is that you try different things to see what works for you and your creepy-crawlys and ALWAYS!!!! buy back up heat sources!!! We live in central Texas and the weather is bi-polar as hell, always changing, so a fall back plan and reserve supplies are a must. We must look after our critters as we agreed to when we decided to raise them, it's our responsibility, so do it well.