Light for my veilde

[banshee1]

Hi i have a veiled chameleon and i bought a used lamp. Now its time to change the light what light will you recomend me the cage is 3 feet tall and the chameleon its 5 inchs long not an adult.thanx

 

[Meow Kitty]

is this basking or for uvb?

 

[VeiledChams]

You need a basking light (regular household bulb will suffice, around 40-60 watts depending on the distance you'll have it from the basking spot. I use 40watts ), and also a reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb, preferably in the tubular form. You can get them from a pet store usually, but sometimes they will not carry them. If you have problems finding them, you can get one online at:
www.lllreptile.com

Look for the reptisun 5.0 in the size you want it (depending on what setup you have now).

Hope this helps

 

[banshee1]

The problem is that this is the hood

do i have to changed?

 

[sdheli420]

take both bulbs out, put in one 40-60 watt household bulb in it, and go buy a uvb tube style light..you can use that thing to hold the basking lamp..

 

[DavidBuchan]

The tube uv is definitely better, coil ones concentrate the uv more and have sometimes caused eye problems. reptisun or reptiglo 5.0 are the best, but need replacing every 6 months or so (even if it looks ok, the quality of light goes down fast after this point).
Also, do you have a male or female? A tube uv would be easier to transfer to a bigger cage if you are planning on getting an 'adult' sized cage in future.......maybe it would be best to change it all now?

 

[banshee1]

I have a baby female here is the picture.My hood have a 5.0 repti glow and a 7% arcadia d3 light. whit the tube one i need a uvb and an uva light?