Too little light?

[Emilyycalee]

Hello!
I have a 5 year old male abilobe panther chameleon named Leo! I wanted to come on and ask about his lighting I just had my heat bulb burn out and went out and got him a ceramic heat bulb which does not produce light. I have artificial pants so really the only light he now has is from the uvb strip light. My question is, is there such this as too little light? I might be overthinking it because of the jaring difference I notice after removing the original heat bulb but wanted to ask to be sure I do not need to add more light. I will attach a photo! Thank you in advance for the advice!

 

[nightanole]

You could throw in a 6500k led if you wanted. But the T5HO puts out 3x more light than the old T8's we only used a decade ago.

Basically if he basks, hes not confused an knows how his new IR heater works.

 

[Steve A]

Hello!
I have a 5 year old male abilobe panther chameleon named Leo! I wanted to come on and ask about his lighting I just had my heat bulb burn out and went out and got him a ceramic heat bulb which does not produce light. I have artificial pants so really the only light he now has is from the uvb strip light. My question is, is there such this as too little light? I might be overthinking it because of the jaring difference I notice after removing the original heat bulb but wanted to ask to be sure I do not need to add more light. I will attach a photo! Thank you in advance for the advice!

There is and there is a possibility this could effect his eyes, I believe. I would personally get some cheap rough shop light bulbs for your heating lamp. You can find them on Amazon, if your local hardware store doesn't have them.

I would also add a plant light, and I would replace the artificial plants with real plants (But there is a process... you must replace the soil, wash the plants good, then replant them in organic soil that's safe for chameleons).

There will be multiple benefits to this: Your chameleon will get a better lit enclosure, and now your live plants will help keep the humidity raised in the enclosure.

Considering your chameleon is 5 years old, I'd imagine he's in good health. So, none of this is probably a "must" at this point. But IMO, it's worth doing, especially if you are considering getting another chameleon at some point!