Just a Couple Questions

claudiamonique · Nov 20, 2017

I have a few questions and I was wondering if anyone could help. 1) My cage lights seem to not get my basking side of the tank quite to 93 and I have a sub-adult beardie (13 months). Her other side of the take stays about 75. I have a caged light rather thank a fully enclosed one and I don’t know if that’s what’s making the difference or not, or even if I should worry about it :/ Also, I was wondering if I needed to vitamin/ calcium supplement every meal or should I do it every other? I always calcium dust her crickets and salads/vegetables so I was wondering if that was too much!

AHBD · Nov 20, 2017

Hi there, pictures as well as info on the exact type + brand of lights you use is always helpful to ffer suggestions on any needed adjustments. Here;s how to post pics :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to upload them.

You can dust every other day or every day, but VERY lightly if every day, and only on one meal. I alternate between calcium with D3 + without D3

claudiamonique · Nov 20, 2017

here’s her lights , I have a UVB 10.0 reptisun bulb in the black lamp and I’m not sure the bulb on the heater one, but that is the one with the “cage” over it!

Also, thank you for the vitamin advice, it’s truly appreciated

claudiamonique · Nov 20, 2017

AHBD":1qlcwf1t said:
Hi there, pictures as well as info on the exact type + brand of lights you use is always helpful to ffer suggestions on any needed adjustments. Here;s how to post pics :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to upload them.

You can dust every other day or every day, but VERY lightly if every day, and only on one meal. I alternate between calcium with D3 + without D3

I sure hope I did that right and that information helps

AHBD · Nov 20, 2017

Hi there, yes, the pics showed up . I wasn't sure what you meant by " caged", now I understand.

An aluminum dome reflector from Walmart or Lowe's wuill greatly increase the heat that it projects down, so get on of those....check to see what the wattage is that is recommended for the dome you get. It's important to see what the big bulb is, looks like a MVB [ mercury vapor bulb ] which produces heat AND uvb. Unscrew it and check the end or the neck of the bulb. It may be a Powersun or an Exo terra solarglo. See what the wattage is as well. You may be best off getting one of these for better uvb output.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiTsrCWwc7XAhXrk-AKHYFNBzYQFggqMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joshsfrogs.com%2Fmega-ray-mercury-vapor-bulb-100-watt.html&usg=AOvVaw3vorRzsGcLMxmDIjtfArj2

The other bulb you have, Reptisun coil or compact bulb is not a real good source of uvb. but in conjunction with an MVB it will be fine.

claudiamonique · Nov 20, 2017

AHBD":oevq20s9 said:
Hi there, yes, the pics showed up . I wasn't sure what you meant by " caged", now I understand.
An aluminum dome reflector from Walmart or Lowe's wuill greatly increase the heat that it projects down, so get on of those....check to see what the wattage is that is recommended for the dome you get. It's important to see what the big bulb is, looks like a MVB [ mercury vapor bulb ] which produces heat AND uvb. Unscrew it and check the end or the neck of the bulb. It may be a Powersun or an Exo terra solarglo. See what the wattage is as well. You may be best off getting one of these for better uvb output.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiTsrCWwc7XAhXrk-AKHYFNBzYQFggqMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joshsfrogs.com%2Fmega-ray-mercury-vapor-bulb-100-watt.html&usg=AOvVaw3vorRzsGcLMxmDIjtfArj2

The other bulb you have, Reptisun coil or compact bulb is not a real good source of uvb. but in conjunction with an MVB it will be fine.

Alright so I took a look at her big bulb and it was as you said an Exo Terra Solarglo with a 125W.... will that in combination with the reptisun UVB bulb be alright for her? I’m sorry for the 100 Questions! Thank you for being so kind to lend me some knowledge lol!

AHBD · Nov 20, 2017

It should be, as long as both bulbs are not more than 6 months old. It's been a while since I used the Exo terra Solar glo, I don't remember if it's recommended to be changed every 6 or 12 months.

CooperDragon · Nov 21, 2017

Probably every 12 months if it's similar to the other MVBs on the market in terms of longevity. That 125w should sit around 8-10'' above the basking area since it's shining through a mesh top which will intercept some of the output. The ReptiSun compact probably isn't adding much so I'd replace that with a halogen flood bulb or a ceramic heat emitter that you can put on a dimmer to fine tune the heat gradient. Since the MVB has to be at a fixed height for UVB output, then you can adjust the other light to achieve a 100-105f basking surface with cooler areas around that down to about 75-80 or so on the far side of the tank.

AHBD · Nov 21, 2017

Thanks, I thought it was 12 months. And Claudia you could just wrap the cage that holds the Exo terra MVB in a couple pf layers of aluminum foil. That will reflect more heat and uvb down in to the tank. I would move both bulbs about 6" to the right so he can get heat + uvb in a larger space than just the corner.

Drache613 · Nov 21, 2017

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