exo terra solar glow bulbs
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Brad Ramsey
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Is it a basking lamp?
I don't use any exo terra lights.
If it is a screw in bulb that is supposed to provide heat and UVB, I would say it's no good.
The wattage seems really high to me as well.
Without any actual experience with it, I have to say I would not use this bulb for chameleons.
-Brad
I don't use any exo terra lights.
If it is a screw in bulb that is supposed to provide heat and UVB, I would say it's no good.
The wattage seems really high to me as well.
Without any actual experience with it, I have to say I would not use this bulb for chameleons.
-Brad
the cage is 2x2x4 and this is for 11 month old cham. Vincent from screameleons says they use the Zoo Med 160 watt to do 2 cages at a time. The bulbs run $70.00 each and the solar glow run $50.00 each. I have the Linear UVB as well but need the maximum mount of light and heat because of the cage size
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
My biggest issue with this product for chameleons is that chameleons are not (for the most part) a desert animal.
I prefer to provide separate areas for UVB exposure and basking.
The Zoomed Repti-Sun 5.0 linear tube is the tried and true, fail-safe, proven winner. In some cases the 10.0 is preferred (ie: denser screen, fixture is positioned at a distance from enclosure ... etc.)
I use a four foot double fluorescent tube fixture (intended for a shop or garage) that runs about $8 at Home Depot, with one 5.0 tube and one full spectrum plant light.
A separate basking area is created in my enclosures with a simple $7 shop light and a regular incandescent household bulb. The wattage of the basking bulb is determined by where it is positioned and the temperature created. It is easily adjusted by repositioning the fixture or raising or lowering the bulb wattage.
5.0 tubes are available from LLL for $13 and change.
5.0 tube: $14
plant light $8
house bulb$1
fixture $7
fixture $8 Total $38.00 (plus shipping for light from LLL)
Add $8 more for another basking light and you've got 2 enclosures covered ($38.00 + $8.00 divided by 2 = $23.00 per 2x2x4 enclosure)
-Brad
I prefer to provide separate areas for UVB exposure and basking.
The Zoomed Repti-Sun 5.0 linear tube is the tried and true, fail-safe, proven winner. In some cases the 10.0 is preferred (ie: denser screen, fixture is positioned at a distance from enclosure ... etc.)
I use a four foot double fluorescent tube fixture (intended for a shop or garage) that runs about $8 at Home Depot, with one 5.0 tube and one full spectrum plant light.
A separate basking area is created in my enclosures with a simple $7 shop light and a regular incandescent household bulb. The wattage of the basking bulb is determined by where it is positioned and the temperature created. It is easily adjusted by repositioning the fixture or raising or lowering the bulb wattage.
5.0 tubes are available from LLL for $13 and change.
5.0 tube: $14
plant light $8
house bulb$1
fixture $7
fixture $8 Total $38.00 (plus shipping for light from LLL)
Add $8 more for another basking light and you've got 2 enclosures covered ($38.00 + $8.00 divided by 2 = $23.00 per 2x2x4 enclosure)
-Brad
KevinA
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had one for a day. I use the zoo med ones and like them better. The exo terra one made a humming noise when it was on, so I returned it and got the zoomed which I really like.
BTW, my chams apear more healthy under them and also show better colors than with a tube bulb and regular basking bulb. You just need to carefully set them up.
Read and understand this website before using a murcury vapor light
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/index.htm
BTW, my chams apear more healthy under them and also show better colors than with a tube bulb and regular basking bulb. You just need to carefully set them up.
Read and understand this website before using a murcury vapor light
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/index.htm
