"It has un ungodly little hotspot in the center, which i'm sure isn't good. Right? Shouldn't it light and heat evenly? Did I get a "bad one"?
I shined it on the wall accross my room, it looked like an old cheap flashlight with the lil bright spot in the center. I shined it/held it as far away from my hand as my 55 gal tank height, and in 30 seconds I reeeeally didn't like holding my hand there anymore. So I shined it on the thermometer at the highest sensor, marked 105*, it lit it up! 'Course, it was a 150w vs. 75, but the point being; from that far away I could still aim it at each individual sensor number. I didn't dare try it directly on my python, I didn't want to blind him! Basically a reptilian laser gun. To be safe, I'd have to hang it from the ceiling and use an extension cord, but Ball Pythons in a really cool, natural looking habitat aren't tacky. Extension cords hanging down a livingroom wall are. Ok, I'll stop."