I've had it about a 2 months but never thought about asking how often it should be replaced.

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Veiled 0.1 - Witchy (1-20-08) , Ambilobe Panther 1.0 - Sancho (6-20-08)

Every 6 months

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Every 6 months is standard for a repti sun 5.0

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Awesome thanks! Forgot about this thread

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Veiled 0.1 - Witchy (1-20-08) , Ambilobe Panther 1.0 - Sancho (6-20-08)

You can always come to the monthly SBCK meeting. If Dave has his meter with him, you can measure your blubs out-put. Might get a little longer use out of those bulbs, than the recommended 6 months.

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Or you could pick up your own solar meter and periodically check you output. I think Dave had mentioned in one of his posts about getting one. I have also read somewhere on this forum that some of the bulbs will last up to one year. Not sure though.

http://www.solarmeter.com/

I got mine on ebay. lucky. you may want to check craigs list

I used to periodically check the output (before the Chams went outside).

Hope that helps

OPI

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Dave brought his over when he came to my place and the bulbs were good. Those things are expensive!

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