best/ most effective light arrangement?

[heartben]

hey there everyone. i was curious what the best/most effective light arrangement is - meaning...well.. how they should be positioned on the cage.

right now if you are standing at the front of my cage and look down i have my heat lamp, then a few inches fro mthat is the uvb going horizontally and then right behing that is a gro lux also horizontally.

i am not sure if this is the best arrangement or not, i want to make some of th holes in the screen larger to let more uvb through but i want to make sure i have the lights arranged properly first.

i know this is sort of a silly question but i thought maybe moving the tube lights to go front to back it might be better? suggestions?

thanks everyone
-ben

 

[melrito]

usually the basking light goes in a corner of the cage in the back with a branch or vine placed about 8 - 10 inches under it, then the uvb tube light is positioned horizontally across the cage in a way that the chameleon can get within 12 inches of it (since that's the maximum depth the 5.0 uvb bulbs penetrate). Hope this helps.

 

[Thompson]

The UV light should be positioned so it is pointed towards a branch where he can bask under both the heat and the UVB. Summoner has a great picture of how the lights should be positioned.