broken t5 lamp

[leedragon]

I bought a t5 arcadia uvb lamp and arrived broken, like cracked. I noticed to late. I ordered some cork bark that I heat treated in my kitchen oven and after that I open the packaged of thw lamp and saw it was broken. I ordered the lamp and the cork bark from the same place so they where shipped on the same box, the cork bark was packaged on a net bag and the uvb lamp had som cartong around it. So my cpncwer is for the health of my animals, the cork may have been soak on the mercury of the lamp tha broke? or absorved? should I just throw the whole thing? because that bark was gona go to the feeders container. And now my oven, kitchen and floor where the mercury could have been spilled. Does any one know how to clean that? has that happen to anyone?

 

[Beman]

I think if you are not comfortable with it then don't risk it.

I personally feel like a cracked bulb in packaging separate from the rest would not concern me. Now if the bulb was shattered then I would personally throw out everything because you can never see those shards of glass to make sure something is safe.

 

[leedragon]

broked in two pieces, yeah but cant throw the oven ahh shit

 

[Beman]

broked in two pieces, yeah but cant throw the oven ahh shit

If the bulb was in wrapping and the cork was then you should be fine.

 

[ehdee6]

There isn't enough mercury in only one bulb to cause any harm, just throw it and the box away. It would take a lot of bulbs to cause any harm.

 

[leedragon]

There isn't enough mercury in only one bulb to cause any harm, just throw it and the box away. It would take a lot of bulbs to cause any harm.

eventhe big ones T5 54 wats?

 

[leedragon]

If the bulb was in wrapping and the cork was then you should be fine.

yeah it was on its box from the factory and carton wrapping around that box, then the bags of net with the cork bark besides it.

 

[ehdee6]

eventhe big ones T5 54 wats?

It would take about 100 or more of them breaking at once to do any damage; a very large shipment.

The company is legally required to make it below the threshold of harm to the normal consumer.

 

[nightanole]

As ehdee6 stated. A broken old school mouth thermometer has the same health risk as breaking 100 bulbs at once. If the bulb shattered on the cork, yea i would be worried about vacuuming up all the microshards of glass. But as long as the cork was in a box, you are fine. If you want to give yourself some piece of mind, just vacuum down the cork bark with a shop/house vac with a tube with a brushed tip.

 

[leedragon]

yeah worry about my chameleon due, he is alot smaller and worry that that amount could be dangerous for the feeders and stuff.

 

[leedragon]

but thanks everyone for the help