house hold bulbs
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reptilover
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yea uva and no on uvb
a house hold bulb can be used for heat for the basking light and "uva"
but uvb must come from a special bulb such as a reptisun 5.0 or an arcadia bulb.
a house hold bulb can be used for heat for the basking light and "uva"
but uvb must come from a special bulb such as a reptisun 5.0 or an arcadia bulb.
Would using a house hold bulb give me the uvas uvbs that my cham would need
Umm .. household bulbs may give off a little UV A.
But you need UV B and that is not from any house-hold bulb.
UV B IS A *MUST*...
or I am afraid you will end up with a crippled and dying animal in no time.
Sad but true.
Todd
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chameleonkev
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For what species of chameleon as diffrent species require diffrent basking temps and also will depend on how walm the room is, mine are 25w for panther chams witch gives a basking temp of 86ish give or take but the room is walm as its packed with vivs
chameleonkev
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Lucky you, I would have gave my right arm to be in Canada at the weekend an Montreal for the fight and if your room is that walm either a 25w or 40w with get you the basking spot you need, it's trial an error untill you get the temp you need
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
For UVB you could use a reptisun 5.0 18" -24" tube or a reptiGlo 8.0 or a CFL of either brand would work.
for heat, a household 40-60 watt bulb would likely be sufficient
for heat, a household 40-60 watt bulb would likely be sufficient
Ok thanks thanks for the help
Umm .. household bulbs may give off a little UV A.
But you need UV B and that is not from any house-hold bulb.
UV B IS A *MUST*...
or I am afraid you will end up with a crippled and dying animal in no time.
Sad but true.
Todd]
Definitely gonna look into th Acadia lights .....heard lot-shirts about them
