What size watt bulb for basking light

[Chameleon Loco]

My veiled chameleon is in a 24x24x48 cage and his basking light fixture broke today before i was using a 75 watt zoo med basking bulb. Should I get a bigger watt bulb?

 

[vegas shooby]

My veiled chameleon is in a 24x24x48 cage and his basking light fixture broke today before i was using a 75 watt zoo med basking bulb. Should I get a bigger watt bulb?

confused what do mean like a 100 watt bulb

 

[Chameleon Loco]

yes i do

sorry for the confusion

 

[jcal]

depends. what were his temps with the 75w bulb

 

[vegas shooby]

^^^^ what he said depending on where u live like me i think thats a little to high...

 

[Chameleon Loco]

temps

his highest temp was 95

 

[vegas shooby]

his highest temp was 95

i thinks that too high the temps should be sround 80-85...that where i keep my little guy temps around....

 

[carol5208]

you can use a 100 watt, but you must adjust the heighth of the bulb and the basking branch heighth to acquire the desired temp. Its not always about the wattage of the bulb but how you set it up that matters.

 

[vegas shooby]

you can use a 100 watt, but you must adjust the heighth of the bulb and the basking branch heighth to acquire the desired temp. Its not always about the wattage of the bulb but how you set it up that matters.

cool for sure thanks carol

 

[jcal]

his highest temp was 95

i would stick with the 75w and like carol said make the height adjustments to get the temps to the 85 range.

 

[carol5208]

how old is your veild? young basking temp 80-82 adult 85-88tops.

 

[MAKOB]

Basking Temp

Hi i am planning to get my Yemen chameleon in the next 2 weeks, at the moment i am just getting the temperatures ready, my basking temp is at 85f is that too cold for a young chameleon. i have been doing some research on the internet and most of the sites are conflicting. Thanks

 

[Tay And A]

I use just a regular 60 watt house bulb for all my Chams except babies under 4 months. The babies get a 40 watt.

 

[Psychobunny]

The 60Watt ones work for me as well, Noogie gets a 40 though, he doesnt like it so warm.

 

[ElizabethE]

Im getting a new baby on Saturday...whats the best wattage on both bulbs

 

[Virgil1972]

Im getting a new baby on Saturday...whats the best wattage on both bulbs

It depends on so many factors like how far away the basking spot is from the light, ambient temps and so on. You can start off with a 75 watt basking bulb and see what temp you get one the basking spot. You can always rise the light if its to hot.

 

[Peachypink]

Im getting a new baby on Saturday...whats the best wattage on both bulbs

It also depends on what you are getting and how old they are. The care sheets in the resources tab have the correct basking temps for whatever kind of cham you have. It's more about the correct temp than the wattage.