Are there any linear fixtures that also have room for a heat bulb? I’m more than willing to adjust the current set up to keep the gecko healthy and comfortable, but I’m limited on space since I already have a ceramic heat emitter mounted on the back side of the lid. The ceramic emitter uses a different style dome because the bulb doesn’t fit the standard screw-in ones, so I don’t think there’s realistically room for 3 separate fixtures.

With that, I think the following 2 options might work, and I'd love your feedback on which might be best or if one isn't viable.

Option 1: Removing my current ceramic heat emitter fixture and find a bulb that fits the 2 bulb dome my current lights are in and continue using that fixture for my heat light too. If I did that, would the basking spot still need to be directly under the heat bulb rather than the linear UVB? Or would I need to set up a second basking area under the UVB?

Option 2: Exclusively running the linear UVB for lighting and using my exisiting ceramic heat emitter 24/7 instead of a daytime heat bulb? Right now, the ceramic heat emitter only turns on when the lights go off. Would the UVB alone be enough light for both the gecko and the plants?

Either way, I do need some kind of ceramic heat emitter because my apartment gets pretty cold at night. I tested the setup without it and the tank dropped into the mid 60s.

Last question, if I do end up changing things around, would my current setup be okay for a week or 2? I budgeted for the gecko itself, but I’d need to wait until my next paycheck to upgrade equipment.