Light and enclosure

[Countrygirl01]

I am in the process of building a new enclosure for my veiled. The enclosure is a 36x19x48 hybrid (plexiglass on the back and screen the rest of the way around. She currently has a 24 inch T5 HO 5.0 zoomed light. My question is, since the enclosure is so large/ tall, should I switch her over to the 10.0 bulb? Or is there a better bulb for something that big? Also, side note, what automatic misting system does everyone use?

 

[kinyonga]

@Beman should be able to help you with this!

 

[Beman]

So you would keep the 5.0 T5HO fixture as long as your basking branch is 8-9 inches below the screen with the fixture sitting on the screen. However if you are building a 36 inch wide enclosure you want to upgrade your fixture to the 36 inch long with the 5.0 or 6% bulb. This would be the same distance to the branches below it.
This would be a really good fixture and UVB bulb just make sure you order the 36 inch. https://www.pangeareptile.com/colle...r/products/arcadia-prot5-6-uvb-bulb-with-hood

I use a mistking.