So I'm still a newbie, but loving having a beardie. I adopted an adult and she came with a full set up. It wasn't until a few days later I learned about changing the light every 6 months so I didn't ask when it was changed last. Will I be able to tell when to change it? Will it burn out or be dimmer? I was planning to change it at the end of May just in case it hadn't been changed recently.
Changing lights
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Her basking spot is 100. She seems to like it that hot as she will usually turn darker while basking. Her cool side is low 70s. She doesn't have a salad this morning as she ate 8 roaches in 5 minutes last night. Usually after a feast like that she skips a day of food when offered.
Ok I see its in the tank -- what kind of UVB is it--brand? And if she ate all those roaches last nite did she have time to bask before lights went out -- like 2 hrs? You can always offer her the salad in the afternoon -- but you want to make sure your feeding her 2 hrs prior to shutting lights off-- I can see why she skips a day roaches are very filling-- I need to know what brand the UVB is-- it should say on the bulb then I can answer the question as to when to change it out -- and no you wont be able to tell - the rays get weaker but we cant see that -- see what brand the bulb is on the bulb itself
Karrie
Karrie
Just got home to check the light. Here's a picture of what is in the bulb. This was what was in her set up when I got her. The previous owners also gave me a reptisun t10 bulb. She was forced to stay up an extra 30 minutes last night to digest. I assume she's healthy overall. She's active and alert when out and just had a healthy poop in the bath. I just want to keep her healthy!
I am sorry I cant read what it says- if you can look at the bulb and see what it is -- if not I would change it out to the 10.0 bulb - and make note of when you changed it out - I am assuming its a T 8 meaning they need to be changed out every 6 months-- what size tank is she in? It looks like a 40?
Karrie
Karrie
She's in an xterra xlarge tank 36 x 18 x 24 I believe. I'm going to try to get her a larger tank eventually, but she gets at least an hour of outside the tank on a leash time most days. I'll change the light out just to be safe. Too bad someone doesn't make a bulb with a uv meter.
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