sdheli420
Avid Member
they look like both basking lights, just one is the compact spiral 5.0 (basking and uvb) light..
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they look like both basking lights, just one is the compact spiral 5.0 (basking and uvb) light..
Elizadolots
New Member
madi, that picture of the bulb was very helpful. Can you take a similar picture of the other light? Also, can you take a picture that shows us the cage with the lights in place so we can see what's going on.
Exoterra actually recommends that the 5.0 be used in conjunction with a 2.0 for better visibility. They do specify that an additional heat lamp will be required (which sounds like a lot of light bulbs to me....)
Exoterra actually recommends that the 5.0 be used in conjunction with a 2.0 for better visibility. They do specify that an additional heat lamp will be required (which sounds like a lot of light bulbs to me....)
sdheli420
Avid Member
do you still have the boxes and recipts to them..if so return them..and either way you need new lightsyou are using basically two basking lights..one is just light and heat, the other one is light, heat, and uvb..you need one uvb, and one for heat.
sdheli420
Avid Member
ever since the companies that produced spiral reptile lights found out they where causeing blindness in animals exposed to them and re-called thousands of them..i wont touch anything even remotly similar..stick with the tried n true, 60 watt house bulb (basking) and flourecent light fixture using the tube version zoo-med 5.0 uvb light.(uvb)
sdheli420
Avid Member
sdheli420
Avid Member
haha its all good..you just said what i was thinking the whole time..but hey..the one thing he\she is doing completley right...is comming here to ask questions and see how much more can be done for the lil buddy!!
kudos for that!
Rune
New Member
Totally true! If she didnt care then she wouldnt be here.
I hope she can get her cham in better shape.
This type of bulb can blind chameleons..trash it
Elizadolots
New Member
These bulbs are used by at least one of the most knowledgeable members of this forum.
Knee jerk reactions to things like "glass" or "compact fluorescents" aren't that helpful.
Knee jerk reactions to things like "glass" or "compact fluorescents" aren't that helpful.
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
your round bulb is producing too much heat then. Change that out for a 40-60 watt white house bulb. You want your basking temp to be in the low 80's. So play around with the bulbs til you get the desired temp. The coil bulb you are using looks to be a Reptiglo 5.0 UVB light. It is ok to use for your UVB. Most of us use the tubes. The coils had some problems in the past causing eye issues but the new ones are said to be fine. Go ahead and use it and if your see your cham squinting or closing his eyes from the spiral light, then change it out for the tube light.
carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
This compact is just a UVB light and not a basking combined from what I know. So she has a uvb and a basking and apparently her basking is just too hot. I just pulled up the link from LLL and it does not say that the 5.0 spiral is a basking. To my knowledge the UVB's do not give off much heat. Am I missing something here? Correct me If I am wrong. Thanks!!!! http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...-/exo-terra-compact-fluorescent-26wt-50-bulb/
ChameleonNerd
New Member
sounds like he's pissed
