WeirdUncleBob
New Member
I have a male, veiled chameleon from petco that I got 10 days ago. The girl at the pet store said he was a few weeks old. Idk if she really knew what she was talking about, but he’s about 3.5” long not counting his tail. I had the chameleon info list almost finished, and I accidentally lost it. It’s hard to get filled out on my phone because eventually it stops letting me scroll down the list. I will get it done this weekend, but I need information now! Little Rocco is in a glass terrarium temporarily. I have a 24”x24”x48” on order, and I need to help determining wether I will need the Arcadia 12% or the 6% light for the new cage. Which do I need, and what are the determining factors? Right now I have this fixture:
https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/en...ch-terrarium-strip-light-fixture-5290790.html
With this bulb:
https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/en...e - LIA Only&utm_medium=PLA&utm_source=google
I know the chameleon is not a desert reptile. This light is recycled from a bearded dragon I had. I also have one of the spiral uvb bulbs in a dome fixture that I have read are basically useless. The terrarium is 30” and the linear light is only 20”, so I’m using the dome light to get better total coverage. The aforementioned bearded dragon was an attempted rescue that already had MBD. He didn’t make it, and it broke mine and my family’s hearts. I can’t let that happen to Rocco. I bought a reptisun 15 watt, T8 5.0 UVB bulb for the linear fixture, but I bought it without knowing if it’s better than what I currently have. Should I use the reptisun bulb in the linear fixture, or would the money be better spent on a different bulb for the dome fixture. I need to make sure this set up will hold him over until the new cage comes and I can get an Arcadia light. Money is an issue at the moment, and I need to spend wisely to save for the Arcadia. The tank he is in is 30” long, 12” deep and 18” tall. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/en...ch-terrarium-strip-light-fixture-5290790.html
With this bulb:
https://www.petsmart.com/reptile/en...e - LIA Only&utm_medium=PLA&utm_source=google
I know the chameleon is not a desert reptile. This light is recycled from a bearded dragon I had. I also have one of the spiral uvb bulbs in a dome fixture that I have read are basically useless. The terrarium is 30” and the linear light is only 20”, so I’m using the dome light to get better total coverage. The aforementioned bearded dragon was an attempted rescue that already had MBD. He didn’t make it, and it broke mine and my family’s hearts. I can’t let that happen to Rocco. I bought a reptisun 15 watt, T8 5.0 UVB bulb for the linear fixture, but I bought it without knowing if it’s better than what I currently have. Should I use the reptisun bulb in the linear fixture, or would the money be better spent on a different bulb for the dome fixture. I need to make sure this set up will hold him over until the new cage comes and I can get an Arcadia light. Money is an issue at the moment, and I need to spend wisely to save for the Arcadia. The tank he is in is 30” long, 12” deep and 18” tall. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.