Bulbs

[Katrinaa]

I'm not sure which bulbs to use for my baby panther chameleon. Is a 50w basking bulb ok with a repti glo 5.0 compact (coil bulb) or should it be a fluorescent?

 

[nightanole]

Sounds good, you dont want the repti glo 10.0 in a "bulb". Later on in life you should switch them to a "tube".

The basking light wattage is based on how hot it makes the basking spot. Make sure its at an angle, and the spot doesnt get above about 35c.

 

[Katrinaa]

Yes thank you! Once he starts maturing I will be getting a custom cage so will get different lighting set ups for that. I was just concerned about the coiled light. After I bought it I read it could blind them

 

[playa0069u]

That was a problem in like 2009 and it has been corrected. The tube bulbs just cast a wider (inch wise) uvb range