Hi guys, I am a brand new bearded dragon owner. I just purchased my first guy yesterday from the Canadian Pet Expo. He was a package deal with a 40 gallon breeder starter kit. I bought him with the set up and the awareness that I would be changing out items in the kit ASAP to make it more appropriate for him.
His tank opens from the top, so it is going to quickly get annoying having to remove the lights every time I want to open his tank. My current plan is to attach his basking light to swivel mount outside the tank, so I can just rotate it out of the way. But I am stuck on the best light to mount inside his tank.
I'm planning on purchasing a 22" Reptisun 10, but I am not sure if I should go with the T5 HO version or the T8 one. With how the tank is set up now, his basking spot is relatively close to where the UV light will be mounted, maybe 6-8 inches, so I don't want to blind him or have it be too bright.
Also wondering opinions on this fixture if I end up going with the T5 HO bulb? https://www.amazon.ca/SunBlaster-0900302-Nanotech-Reflector-Medium/dp/B0748CH4B9/ref=pd_cp_86_1?pd_rd_w=wO3OF&pf_rd_p=64a84aa4-b549-4445-9bf3-48bdeed5f24a&pf_rd_r=EQZAH8T75D3GPXMQ8RET&pd_rd_r=04b7468e-56c4-4c50-8d75-2d63f74d23b5&pd_rd_wg=V6mwu&pd_rd_i=B0748CH4B9&psc=1&refRID=EQZAH8T75D3GPXMQ8RET
Any tips or opinions are welcome! I'm hoping to get this within the next day or 2 so he can have more appropriate lighting.
His tank opens from the top, so it is going to quickly get annoying having to remove the lights every time I want to open his tank. My current plan is to attach his basking light to swivel mount outside the tank, so I can just rotate it out of the way. But I am stuck on the best light to mount inside his tank.
I'm planning on purchasing a 22" Reptisun 10, but I am not sure if I should go with the T5 HO version or the T8 one. With how the tank is set up now, his basking spot is relatively close to where the UV light will be mounted, maybe 6-8 inches, so I don't want to blind him or have it be too bright.
Also wondering opinions on this fixture if I end up going with the T5 HO bulb? https://www.amazon.ca/SunBlaster-0900302-Nanotech-Reflector-Medium/dp/B0748CH4B9/ref=pd_cp_86_1?pd_rd_w=wO3OF&pf_rd_p=64a84aa4-b549-4445-9bf3-48bdeed5f24a&pf_rd_r=EQZAH8T75D3GPXMQ8RET&pd_rd_r=04b7468e-56c4-4c50-8d75-2d63f74d23b5&pd_rd_wg=V6mwu&pd_rd_i=B0748CH4B9&psc=1&refRID=EQZAH8T75D3GPXMQ8RET
Any tips or opinions are welcome! I'm hoping to get this within the next day or 2 so he can have more appropriate lighting.