Lighting! PLEASE HELP!

[kimberly9x3]

Hi everyone, I'm new to this whole chameleon thing. I bought a Reptibreeze thats 16 x 16 x 30 for a veiled chameleon I am going to get. I really need help on which specific lights I need. I've done my research but I'm getting different answers. Any little bit of info would help. Thanks!

 

[DanSB]

For that size tank you want to purchase a UVB ReptiGlo 5.0 Compact Florescent will be fine and a 40 to 60 watt incandescent (I prefer the daylight spectrum ones) for heat and basking. They are cheap so experiment until you get the correct temperature gradient. Both can go in shop light fixtures.

When you move to a larger cage as the Chameleon gets older move to a ReptiGlo 5.0 tube that spans the length of the cage and modify wattage on the basking appropriately to maintain temps.