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There are two good heat sources that can be used for box turtles:

• Overhead incandescent heat lights

• Under tank heating pads

Or, you could use a combination of the two to provide your box turtle with great day/night heat areas.

As far as my research can tell, the Zoo Med Power Sun seems to be the best product. The only negative feature I can see is that these lights emit some heat, so if you want to use this specific lighting, you may need to invest in a ceramic heat emitter.

If you would rather not deal with all the extra purchasing and fussing about, I would then recommend you look into Reptisun tube lighting; however with this particular model, you will need to install basking lights in the tank.

Here are some links to these products mentioned above -

http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.php?products_id=74

http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail.php?EntryID=105&DatabaseID=2&SearchID=5

To heat an iguana tank I recommend a good quality halogen lamp for daytime use, an infrared heat lamp for nighttime and a basking lamp for heated spots.

http://www.petco.com/product/12323/Zoo-Med-Repti-Halogen-Bulbs.aspx

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http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/EntryDetail.php?EntryID=129&DatabaseID=2&SearchID=1

There are several brands and styles of under tank heaters to choose from - here are a few options to get you started.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002AQCKA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0002AQCKA&linkCode=as2&tag=reptilesuppliessquidoo-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002AR2YK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0002AR2YK&linkCode=as2&tag=reptilesuppliessquidoo-20

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00164PW7U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00164PW7U&linkCode=as2&tag=reptilesuppliessquidoo-20

As for the positives, halogen bulbs last a long time, are very energy efficient and produce a lot of visible light. On the downside, this type of bulb does not emit UVB light. The link below will lead you to a good quality halogen bulb, where you can find more information.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18316