u.v lighting

[julies liam]

i have a 23", 19", 36" vivarium for my 9 month old panther chameleon, i am looking into buying a screen enclosure which is 2ft x 2ft x 4ft.(zoo med reptibreeze) what uv lighting would i need and heat bulb?..he has a 5% uv light now and a 60 watt bulb which is is controlled by thermostat. any advice would be great...thanks for looking

 

[nightanole]

http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/fluorescent-lamps/t5-d3-forest/

FD324T5 24W 22″/550mm T5-16mm

 

[julies liam]

we have this 1 http://www.arcadia-reptile.com/t5-slimline-luminaire/ already will this be suitable for my new screen cage????

 

[nightanole]

Yup you just have a 12% instead of a 6% i was suggesting. I run the one you have now. Just make sure the cham can use the full top 3ft of the cage. With the 12% the usable uv stops around 18" from the bottom of the cage. With the 6% it stops about 18" away from the bulb. You just need to setup the cage so the cham can get full sun and full shade, and the cham will pick the uv it wants through out the day.

 

[julies liam]

so all i need to do is buy a 12% bulb and that will work in the fixtures i already have?