Hi all. I have a 75w halogen bulb for my 4ft x18”x18” vivarium, I really like it but I have just read that the eu regulations are banning these halogen bulbs And retailers are told to sell led bulbs instead. I was told the led bulbs do not give off heat like halogen. So what can we do to provide both light and heat for our reptiles basking spot?
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I'd stock up on them then if I were you 
You might want to read into the proposed law a bit more to make sure you understand it fully. There was a scare like that in the us maybe a decade ago and I'm still finding halogens and incandescent bulbs everywhere. Idk if it's because the law never went through or because there were so many loop holes to it.
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You might want to read into the proposed law a bit more to make sure you understand it fully. There was a scare like that in the us maybe a decade ago and I'm still finding halogens and incandescent bulbs everywhere. Idk if it's because the law never went through or because there were so many loop holes to it.
-Brandon
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Order the halogen or incandescent flood globes via Ebay if the local shops have taken them off the shelves.
I still get them at hardware stores but I find they are increasingly difficult to get as they are replaced by LED and high efficiency equivalents (not good for heat production). It may eventually come down to needing to use reptile branded bulbs from pet shops which is unfortunate. Perhaps a competitor will emerge to meet the demand and produce cheap halogens (what you're getting at the hardware store now) for reptile and aquarium use which may get around the regulations.
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