The temperature 6 Inches away from the bulb fluctuates between 80 and 85 Degrees F. The commercial basking bulbs I had purchased (100watt and 60 watt) sent my temps SOARING sometimes up to almost 100Degrees. Yikes! Then I searched some forums, took the advice, and my little panther is happier...
The ReptiSun 5.0 is safe and not too much for your enclosure, I would recommend that. Also, I have a similar sized enclosure and a 60Watt regular household bulb provides the perfect temperatures, not too hot, which is the problem with most commercial basking lights. Good luck!
Isn't that temp a bit high, especially if they are recieving a youngster? Just asking, I have more knowledge on the Panther, not the veiled, so I was wondering.
Today I put a new vine (bought from Petsmart) in my 5 month old Ambilobe's enclosure. I wrapped it around a couple of his branches and through his plants. All of a sudden, he stopped in his tracks (didn't puff up, but colored up very bright). I thought he would soon go explore (he is usually...
My boy is scared of the hair dryer. :) Not the sound... just when I am walking it by his cage. :P Also, right not he is quite scared of the new vine in his cage.
Usually people try to stay away from the clear cups because the chameleon may try to catch the feeder through the cup and can injure his tongue. So make sure that he isn't trying this or you switch to a non transluscent cup. :)