baby cham and lights

[jah]

I just recently got a baby ambilobe, and he seems to crawl on the top of his little home a lot where the uva/uvb lights are,.is this ok, or should I be worried about possible harm to his eyes?

 

[summoner12]

What kind of UVB lamp are you using? ie: linear/CFL 5.0/10.0?

You don't want him climbing if it is a CFL and ESPECIALLY if it's a 10.0 CFL. CFL lamps put out a very high concentration of UVB near the lamp, this is bad for your cham. At a safe distance, a CFL is 'ok' to use... but linear are much better.

In general it should be ok. another concern is the heat lamp.... you don't want him to burn his little feet.

but it is normal for young chams to go climbing around the cage walls.... they all seem to do it. as they age they will do it less and less.

 

[jah]

alright thanks! yea atm im using cfl's,.I plan on getting linear soon, seems to always go to the uvb rather than the heat lamp

 

[summoner12]

CFL lamps get pretty warm too, just keep an eye on him. Might help to raise the lamp up a couple of inches if hes gonna climb up like that. It'll keep him from getting a thermal and UV burn.

Good luck!

 

[jah]

alright thanks for the advice just wondering what distance too close would be,.right now there about 2.5-3 inches from the screen he crawls on

 

[summoner12]

2.3-3" from the screen to the lamp? It is still a bit close... Does he stay there for long? If he doesn't spend a lot of time there, it should be OK (less than 20 minutes?). As long as you don't see his skin getting burns, he should be OK. If you notice any issues with his eyes, then you need to raise the lamp another inch or two.

 

[jah]

yea he stays there for around 20-30 min.,hes quite active so hes always crawling around and moving,.hasn't seemed to have any effect on his skin or eyes yet, he gets very light and his patterns come out quite a bit when under them though.