Monkeykungphu
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Currently I'm using a RepSun 18" 5.0 bulb & a 40 watt basking light over a cage that's 36" tall, 30" wide & 18" deep. I'll eventually get a 36" double fixture with a 5.0 & a 6500K flouro for plant growth help & extra light.
It may be a couple of months before I get the double fixture. The 18" 5.0 I have now is brand new. My questions is, does anyone know if T4 bulbs are safe to use until I get the 36" 6500k T8? They don't put off anymore heat than any other flouro, they just seem brighter. I've got a few 10" T4 fixtures & bulbs from some cabinets we rearranged. Tip tied them to a little piece of wood, added some reflectors & made a bright little fixture out of them. It's on the right in the first picture.
The reason I ask this is because I've read all of those horror stories about the dreaded CFLs blinding & killing peoples poor chameleons... so, figure I'd rather be safe than sorry. I haven't heard anything about T4's so far. You never know... I would have done a search on T4 bulbs, however T4 is too short to register. Not sure if there's been a post on this topic or not.
Also, if anyone has any comments or advice about my enclosure, please speak up. I know the cage is a little large for a 3.5 month old, but he seems to be enjoying it & finding his food just fine. For the most part, the crickets crawl to the top of the screen & he just picks them off. I need to teach him to cup feed so that I can start getting him to eat dubias. I'm finally having baby's popping out every day now!
My basking spot is 84 deg, should I raise the 40 watt? I could hang it & raise it a little? At the moment its supported by two metal rods lying across the top of the cage.
(please ignore the bundle of wires, wire nuts & zip ties in the background, it's been since cleaned up. Also, it's on the other side of he screen & the baby is not hanging on it in the picture, lol)
It may be a couple of months before I get the double fixture. The 18" 5.0 I have now is brand new. My questions is, does anyone know if T4 bulbs are safe to use until I get the 36" 6500k T8? They don't put off anymore heat than any other flouro, they just seem brighter. I've got a few 10" T4 fixtures & bulbs from some cabinets we rearranged. Tip tied them to a little piece of wood, added some reflectors & made a bright little fixture out of them. It's on the right in the first picture.
The reason I ask this is because I've read all of those horror stories about the dreaded CFLs blinding & killing peoples poor chameleons... so, figure I'd rather be safe than sorry. I haven't heard anything about T4's so far. You never know... I would have done a search on T4 bulbs, however T4 is too short to register. Not sure if there's been a post on this topic or not.
Also, if anyone has any comments or advice about my enclosure, please speak up. I know the cage is a little large for a 3.5 month old, but he seems to be enjoying it & finding his food just fine. For the most part, the crickets crawl to the top of the screen & he just picks them off. I need to teach him to cup feed so that I can start getting him to eat dubias. I'm finally having baby's popping out every day now!
My basking spot is 84 deg, should I raise the 40 watt? I could hang it & raise it a little? At the moment its supported by two metal rods lying across the top of the cage.
(please ignore the bundle of wires, wire nuts & zip ties in the background, it's been since cleaned up. Also, it's on the other side of he screen & the baby is not hanging on it in the picture, lol)
