I have a Solarmeter 6.2 for sale. $150.00 shipped. No more guessing if your lights are giving off proper UVB, you can check for yourself and change when you need to. Solarmeter and case are in great shape as they have barley been used.
Serious inquiries only. $150.00 SHIPPED (via paypal)...
That sucks! Sorry to hear that. I know you were just working on a custom cage for her. :(
Dont stop working on the cage, finish it for another guy/gal!
Good to see other Maryland people on here! I am near Fort Meade! There are Mulberry trees in Maryland. I dont have any in my yard but I have seen them in MD.
I say if you can see him struggling and it is NOT normal movement, I would see a vet as it could be early MBD but I cannot say for sure. There is someone on here that has a lot of experience with treating MBD, I think her name is Olympia.? You would need to fill out a care sheet for her to give...
The good thing here is that the baseline for the 6.2 has already been done for us. There are several sites that I used to accustom myself with the meter. You want to hold it straight up and down under the light and move it around the cage. You will get different reading due to foilage, screening...
I do the same as well. I have bins under my cages and if they are refusing to lay then I resort to a trash can filled with soil/sand mix.
This site can answer a lot of your questions on breeding and maintaining the females health...
You do not necessarily care about wattage when referring to UVB. If this were our heat source then wattage would be more of a factor. Different lights produce different amounts of UVb based on the build of the bulb. You will notice most companies use 5.0 and 10.0 and others will use percentages...
To be honest I am not familiar with that particular type of light and would have to look it up. I have always used zoomed. Like someone else mentioned on here most of the popular lights are made by Exo-terra, zoomed, and arcadia. I will see if I can find the light that you mention.
Screen does decrease UVB greatly, glass and plastic reduce it to NOTHING! Please remove plastic or glass that is blocking the UVB from getting to your lil man. :(