Lighting help for a custom enclosure

Hi guys I need help ASAP please. So my husband converted an old 9 drawer dresser into a enclosure for our baby Chapo. It looks awesome and we are just about done and Chapo is ready to move into his new house The only thing that has a stumped is the lighting set up. Do we have to have the domes for reflection or can we disassemble the lights and just use the porcelain sockets and put them into the lid of the dresser and just have the bare lights like that? We have the uvb hood already I’m place but I need two other lights for basking and ceramic heat! Please help cause we are stuck!!!

You don't have to use the domes if you don't want to.

I wouldn't recommend taking them apart though. You can get porcelain sockets made to be mounted at home improvement stores for around 3-7 bucks.


-Brandon

Claudiusx":twummva9 said:

You don't have to use the domes if you don't want to.

I wouldn't recommend taking them apart though. You can get porcelain sockets made to be mounted at home improvement stores for around 3-7 bucks.

-Brandon

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Thank you Brandon! Now one more question these sockets would need to be lowered to 18 inch above his basking area right?

They don't need to be, you just would need to find a bulb and wattage that work for your setup and distance. Of course the closer it is the the basking site, the less powerful of a bulb you would need though.

However the bulb already will stick down quite a few inches depending on the bulb, so factor that in too

-Brandon

Claudiusx":2eaho6ng said:

They don't need to be, you just would need to find a bulb and wattage that work for your setup and distance. Of course the closer it is the the basking site, the less powerful of a bulb you would need though.

However the bulb already will stick down quite a few inches depending on the bulb, so factor that in too

-Brandon

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I took some pics let’s see if I can upload them b4 work

Tashiita805":2qyd3rx6 said:

Claudiusx":2qyd3rx6 said:

They don't need to be, you just would need to find

a bulb and wattage that work for your setup and distance. Of course the closer it is the the basking site, the less powerful of a bulb you would need though.

However the bulb already will stick down quite a few inches depending on the bulb, so factor that in too

-Brandon

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I took some pics let’s see if I can upload them b4 work

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