UVB in basking spot?

[Ossian]

Hi guys, just finished setting up Loki’s new enclosure and I’m just abit worried that he isn’t getting any UVB because he is spending a lot of time in the basking spot and I think that the UVB light is not reaching him? Should I change the lighting set up or move the basking spot?

 

[Ossian]

I’ve rearranged the lights so hopefully the basking spot gets more uvb now, does this look okay?

 

[MissSkittles]

Looks like it should be fine. This is one of the reasons that we use T5 for uvb...has a wider and longer range of uvb.

 

[Ossian]

Looks like it should be fine. This is one of the reasons that we use T5 for uvb...has a wider and longer range of uvb.

Awesome thanks

 

[jamest0o0]

You can always prop the light fixture up slightly at an angle so the uvb is aimed at the basking spot

 

[JacksJill]

As above tilt the basking light and you get a nice oval of heat with a wider gradient that will fall under the UVB.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Ideally, basking & UVB lighting should intersect, and their should be gradients of both/either, so your cham can decide where s/he wants to be—and be able to get to those places.

That said, neither type of lighting is likely to be used by your cham all the time every day. Again, they know what they need or want, and will seek it out.

I spent days setting up what I thought would be the perfect basking area, with proper temperatures, RH, gradients, some shade, ventillation, water availability... and the little bastard has yet to set foot in that area at all. Instead, he climbs around it, gets closer to & farther from both lights, walks across—and hangs out on—the ceiling with either or both lights shining on his little belly, and spends a lot of time hiding in the tops of a mass cane or ficus, ignoring the gorgeous schefflera in the middle. Go figure.

 

[Pickle-cham]

Males tend to bask more under uva (heat) & females seek out more uvb as long as both are available and a gradiant between them an ideal.

 

[QuinnieLeeBlu]

Your long light should be at an angle not straight

 

[Pickle-cham]

I have both my uvb & uva lamps angled just plant bar is straight down, only to counteract the silhouette effect of having my uva at front, instead of conventional at the back set ups

 

[MissSkittles]

Ideally, basking & UVB lighting should intersect, and their should be gradients of both/either, so your cham can decide where s/he wants to be—and be able to get to those places.

That said, neither type of lighting is likely to be used by your cham all the time every day. Again, they know what they need or want, and will seek it out.

I spent days setting up what I thought would be the perfect basking area, with proper temperatures, RH, gradients, some shade, ventillation, water availability... and the little bastard has yet to set foot in that area at all. Instead, he climbs around it, gets closer to & farther from both lights, walks across—and hangs out on—the ceiling with either or both lights shining on his little belly, and spends a lot of time hiding in the tops of a mass cane or ficus, ignoring the gorgeous schefflera in the middle. Go figure.

Did I miss something? Did you get your cham? Where’s the pics?