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Guys, is this a uvb burn? My 4 mo veiled chameleon has been using a T5HO 10.0UVB 15W light after the vet told me to change it from my old 5.0UVB 2 weeks ago. Don’t think it was caused by basking light since he rarely hangs out under it. Went to the vet earlier this week (we got parasite meds)...

Hi and welcome! I think a spot on his knee also has a burn. :( He most definitely will need to be seen and treated for those burns by a vet. He will need silver sulfadiazine cream and possibly even an antibiotic since the burns are so widespread. I’d like if you could post some pics of his...

Hi, I wanted to know if these light bulbs would work as the basking light. I know the suggested lights are supposed to be BR30 but I can’t find any non LED ones. I originally got the ZooMed 60w but it was on for a lil over a week (12hrs each day) before it burned out. Tried looking online for...

Although not ideal. Grow lights can be used as a heat source or basking light. You have got to treat them as a normal basking light and give space from between the basking light and branch to prevent burns, as stated earlier. I have used grow lights as a basking light a couple of times...

Some vets do advise 10.0 (Arcadia 12%) uvb, but we want to stay with the 5.0 or 6%. Make sure there is a distance of 8-9” between basking lights and basking branch. That does look like a burn, but I can’t be 100% certain.

Also Marge is now basking right under her grow lamp. Is this normal? I’m concerned she could get heat burns on her back. Like her head is touching the screen. I don’t k no w what to do.

Hi here is his enclosure, his light is only about a month old arcadia T5 12% light, heat bulb blew so he temporarily has a chicken lamp (with a thermostat)

Can't be certain either, but IME with thermal burns, the part of the cham that's closest to the radiation source tends to be the first to show damage. That would be the crest of his casque and their dorsal spines. They look fine. I agree something seems to be going on with that discolored skin...

With babies it’s best to elevate your lights above the screen top by at least a few inches to prevent burns. To accommodate, you’ll want to raise your basking area the same distance. I use small wire baskets from the dollar store to elevate my lights, since it’s just going to be a temporary...

I have noticed Kamo our 3 month old having a grey tint color and appearing darker in color. his uvb is 8 in above basking branch and i have never seen him climb on top of screen. is he getting burned from the uvb?

Move the branch so that she can’t get so close.

Oh, just noticed, I would drop max basking temps to about 85-87, they can burn easily. It happened to me at the beginning. But my guy is good and healthy still. I just feel terrible to this day.

Yes, I most definitely will be raising his lights above the screen and adjusting his branches accordingly to the proper distance both for basking and UVB since I’ll be raising both lights off the screen to prevent this from happening again. I’m reading baby chams tend to sleep upside down haha...

Mr. Jack still does this, no matter what I do. I ended up having a raise the lights off the mesh so he can't burn himself, and measuring that the UVB was still good at the basking branch with my solar meter. The basking branch ended up having to be raised from 8" to 6" away.

wondering what this mark is. It appears like skin but I dont believe its shedding as he literally just did that last week. He has been close to uvb bulb as a plant grew up to top of enclosure where i noticed him hanging out. I have cut the plant back so he cant bask there no more

The basking branch distance is dictated by your UVB. If you are using the recommended standard T5 with either Arcadia 6% or ReptiSun 5.0, then the distance for the ideal UVB level is 8-9”. If you are afraid that your basking bulb will cause a burn, place your hand at the level your chameleon...

Ok. Is he walking upside down on the screen? If so, you’ll need to rise your basking light a few inches give it so he doesn’t get burned. I just get small wire baskets from the dollar store to lift my lights, since it’s only until he gets too big to wok upside down like that. You may also need...

I think mine only stopped when they became too heavy to walk upside down. Heck, if I could do it too, I would! 😂 Until he outgrows this, for burn prevention you want to elevate your basking light a couple of inches above the screen. Since it’s just temporary, I’ve always used little wire...

I’m running a 75w. He sits on the leaf about 3-4 “ from the top to bask. Thank you!

I'll get a new stick in there tomorrow that'll hopefully make her happier, but I know the little babies especially love seeing just how high they can get. Thank you both for the advice! Haha, she is so teeny teeny tiny, it's difficult to capture her well on camera! She's fairly good about me as...