Uvb!

[alexthechameleon]

well is it true that non linear uvb bulbs can cause damage to veiled chameleons please answer deciding what kind of lighting to get for my soon to be cham

 

[Solid Snake]

Its true that there WERE CF uvb bulbs produced that can injure there eyes. Said bulbs MAY still be on shelves. IMO, linear gives better coverage and better lighting. Theres also no worries. Many people use the CF with no issue though.

 

[Chameleon Loco]

UVB info

Are you talking about the coil bulbs? If so zoo meds is safe to use but zilla had a problem with theirs a while back but I believe they fixed it.

 

[alexthechameleon]

thanks

yea i was just concerned dont want to hurt a chams eyes my soon to be cham thanks you im just gonna stay on the safe side with linear

 

[camimom]

I use the coil bulbs. i have had no issues whatso ever.
but you have to whats best for you and your cham.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

At one time there was a manufacturing problem with the ReptiSun CFL UVB bulbs so that they emitted unsafe levels of UVB and even UVC rays, which corresponded to health problems like eye problems and burns in reptiles. This manufacturing issue was identified and corrected by the manufacturer several years ago and thus we have not seen problems with it since then unless someone unluckily picked up an older bulb from before correction. The ReptiGlo CFL UVB bulbs were never associated with these harmful effects. The linear ReptiGlo or ReptiSun bulbs have never had any health problems associated with them either.

 

[Beachbabies]

yup, i was one of those unlucky ones, i blinded some 30 hatchlings before we realized what was wrong. since then, we just switched off coils and only use linear bulbs.