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I know this is a highly discussed topic but just curious on your thoughts. I use both temp guns and digitals with probe and normally they are both pretty close to each other readings wise maybe 2-5 degrees difference. There’s debate on temp guns being off if proper emissivity is not set and I...

Shoot one more thing what distances were measuring from?

Do you mean you got the 6.5? To get the UVI numbers you were saying you must be using the 6.5 not the 6.2?

Wow that’s crazy what brand of t5 is it again?

Hey i just realized I called you Smaug I didn’t mean to make up a nickname lol sorry

Thank you 🙏 hey that 80 watt is a par30 sized bulb just like the 50 watt right? They’ll fit in a mini deep dome right? I have a regular deep dome now but if I got a smaller fixture I could get it closer to the basking surface.

Hey Smaug how far is your 80watt DHP from the basking surface? I’m running a 70 watt halogen par38 right now and the temps are perfect but I get what your saying about harsh bright light. I got a 2 70 watt halogen’s one has 800 lumens and the other has 1350. Both produce exactly the same...

I tried the tough love thing several times for a few days at a time but he knows I’ll just give in and give him his bugs. Like you said I feel horrible and just give him his bugs lol.

With some MVB bulbs like Megaray and Arcadia there’s a burn in time but with t5’s I don’t think you need to worry about it.

https://customreptilehabitats.com/products/evolution-4-pvc-reptile-enclosure These are nice but expensive with the stand? Also symptonbsfl.com has some really nice affordable enclosures but they sell out fast! There out of stock now but keep checking...

No worries let me know when you get and test it out I’m curious to see what your meter reads.

I know it’s really hard just love her and be as calm as you can because I swear they can read our anxiety and project it right back to us and take it on themselves to show us our own emotions in their behavior.

The 6.2 is fine to use you just want about 150-200 micro watts at the basking area

https://www.reptilebasics.com/arcadia-desert-12-uvb/arcadia-d3-12-uvb-t5-bulb-22/ Sorry that first one was a t8 not a t5

No one is just branded with a reptile I believe but they should read the same. Would you be willing to order an Arcadia t5 bulb instead of the reptizoo? I don’t think they are the best of quality uvb. https://www.reptilebasics.com/arcadia-desert-12-uvb/arcadia-d3-12-uvb-t8-bulb-24/