Mbrown2572
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Hey everyone. I have questions.
I've had my dragon Toothless since November of 2020. We bought him (or her, but Will refer to as "him" for sake of sanity) from Petco. We bought a 40 gallon home for him that included lights, basking spot, ect. I have since done extensive research on my scaly friend and know that his UVB light is inadequate.
I currently have the coil UVB light that came with his set up. His tank is Thrive Front Double Door Opening Terrarium Desert Essentials Kit - 40 Gallon. I also have a digital prove thermometer that I take his baking temperature with (between 105 and 108). His baking temp wasn't getting hot enough with the bulb that came with the kit so I've replaced that with a 150 watt bulb. I can't remember the name of the bulb right now. He eats crickets, dubia roaches, meal worms, wax worms and green beans cut into small bite sized pieces. I haven't been able to find a salad that he really likes yet but I am going to get some different types of salads when we go grocery shopping this weekend.
Given the information, what type of UVB light would be recommended? I tried my local pet store today for a Reptisun T5 HO housing only to see they were out of the fixture. Although they did have the Reptisun 10.0 T5 HO bulb which does no good without the housing.
They did have a T8 housing but from what I've been reading, the T5 is the better of two, correct?
Any information would be greatly appreciated as I would like to get his UVB light situated this weekend. I plan to go to a few other stores in hopes of finding the housing.
I would like to be able to place the UVB on top of the screen of possible...l
I've had my dragon Toothless since November of 2020. We bought him (or her, but Will refer to as "him" for sake of sanity) from Petco. We bought a 40 gallon home for him that included lights, basking spot, ect. I have since done extensive research on my scaly friend and know that his UVB light is inadequate.
I currently have the coil UVB light that came with his set up. His tank is Thrive Front Double Door Opening Terrarium Desert Essentials Kit - 40 Gallon. I also have a digital prove thermometer that I take his baking temperature with (between 105 and 108). His baking temp wasn't getting hot enough with the bulb that came with the kit so I've replaced that with a 150 watt bulb. I can't remember the name of the bulb right now. He eats crickets, dubia roaches, meal worms, wax worms and green beans cut into small bite sized pieces. I haven't been able to find a salad that he really likes yet but I am going to get some different types of salads when we go grocery shopping this weekend.
Given the information, what type of UVB light would be recommended? I tried my local pet store today for a Reptisun T5 HO housing only to see they were out of the fixture. Although they did have the Reptisun 10.0 T5 HO bulb which does no good without the housing.
They did have a T8 housing but from what I've been reading, the T5 is the better of two, correct?
Any information would be greatly appreciated as I would like to get his UVB light situated this weekend. I plan to go to a few other stores in hopes of finding the housing.
I would like to be able to place the UVB on top of the screen of possible...l