What’s a good basking light

[Gabriellehernandezxxx]

What light bulb do you recommend for the basking light? I’m heading to Walmart soon and was planning to pick one up then

 

[AnamCara]

65w plant bulb <-- you might need to play with the wattage depending on you enclosure size / climate. Some people use ceramic heat bulbs but real plants will thank you for a plant bulb.

 

[nightanole]

I go with halogen wide floods, 35-65 watt. Plants love them. If you need "heat" then a normal 65 watt plant/house bulb would do a better job at heating an area.

 

[JacksJill]

It depends on your house hold temperatures, the age, species and sex of your chameleon. I like the plant bulbs mentioned above but you may want to have an assortment of wattages to hit your target basking temperature. Your needs may vary throughout the seasons.

 

[salty dog]

I use a standard 25 watt bulb

 

[Gabriellehernandezxxx]

I go with halogen wide floods, 35-65 watt. Plants love them. If you need "heat" then a normal 65 watt plant/house bulb would do a better job at heating an area.

Perfect! I need the heat/ basking so I’ll go with the 65!

 

[CamoChameleonsHuman]

65w Phillips plant light bulb. $7 at Lowes