Is this light okay?

[bimac6]

For our new oustalet's chameleon we just bought this light called a "ESU reptile Slimline reptile fixture with desert 7.0 UVB"

The place sold it to us for 40 dollars. And the Repti-sun was 40 by it's self, and i know you can get them online for WAY cheaper. I just have $0 to my name in my card, and it said UVB on it, but i still don't completely trust it since it says desert.
It says on the box that it produces natural sunlight for calcium absorpsion and bone growth in reptiles. IDK!

 

[bimac6]

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy,

It should be ok until you get some cash together in the next few weeks to buy an 18" Reptisun 5.0 linear tube from LLL Reptile for about $14. Be sure to remove the fixture's plastic lens covering the tube. That fixture, with the plastic lens in place, is notorious for causing many cases of MBD . Years ago, I even spoke by phone, and maybe even email, with the importers of those products. For varoius reasons, they still come with the lens in place...

 

[bimac6]

Howdy,

It should be ok until you get some cash together in the next few weeks to buy an 18" Reptisun 5.0 linear tube from LLL Reptile for about $14. Be sure to remove the fixture's plastic lens covering the tube. That fixture, with the plastic lens in place, is notorious for causing many cases of MBD . Years ago, I even spoke by phone, and maybe even email, with the importers of those products. For varoius reasons, they still come with the lens in place...

so take off the plasic cover and it functions good for now?

i already took it off because i thought the plastic would get in the way of the artifical sunlight.


oog nervous now

 

[Dave Weldon]

so take off the plasic cover and it functions good for now?

Howdy,

I would not expect it to cause any damage. I would also suggest positioning it on top of the enclosure, 6"-12" away from his basking location and aimed downward.

 

[Dez]

Howdy,

Be sure to remove the fixture's plastic lens covering the tube. That fixture, with the plastic lens in place, is notorious for causing many cases of MBD . Years ago, I even spoke by phone, and maybe even email, with the importers of those products. For varoius reasons, they still come with the lens in place...

I know they come with a tiny piece of paper that says to remove the lense.. But I don't expect everyone to even see that little bit of paper! Also the lense is screwed on with tiny screws that require a tiny screw driver.. So it can be a pain in the a**

If they are going to continue to make the lights with the lenses on them, They SHOULD stick a big sticker right on the lense that say "REMOVE TO ALLOW UV RAYS THRO" or something. Something more conspicuous then the tiny paper