lighting

flame has a CHE(ceramic heat emitter) and a basking bulb, the CHE is on the cool side and the basking bulb is on the warm side Right now, in the day, I turn both on. But at night I just leave the CHE on on one side, does the CHE need to be on during the day? And what temp should the basking lamp...

Hi all, I know similarish questions have been posted here before but I couldn't find an answer to my situation. So, I previously had an Arcadia t5 fixture, but after 5 years, it broke. I ended up purchasing a reptisun t5 fixture instead, as new Arcadia are much more expensive and come with a...

We got a new beardy and his name is Lemmy Lemon! Lemmys Lair needs to be properly set up for light/UVB. Breakdown: 40 gallon tank (36" inch wide) - ReptiSun T5 HO terrarium hood with a T5 HO 10.0 UVB bulb - Single dome with a basking light (no uvb, just uva) Can the hood sit on top of the...

I want to get my beardie a 150w with a dimmer because his hot side has been a little cold with just 100w- I want to get a halogen flood Arcadia heat lamp like I have now, but I can’t find any 150w? Does Arcadia have a good 150w dimmable heat lamp? If so can you post a link? Thanks so much!

Hello All! I've recently retired from 28yrs of IT work, got a part time job at Petsmart because being at home all the time was killing me! For the first 54 yrs of my life I never owned a single reptile, hampsters, pigs, fish (very into aquariums) but never a reptile. Viewed them as eating...

EDIT: I have read your advice and have upgraded his lighting :) Check out my update post below! Hi all! I just purchased a Thrive 2-in-1 digital thermometer/hygrometer for my bearded dragon habitat. I’m mainly trying to find out if the basking lamp is hot enough for him in his favorite spot...

My beardie is about 11 months old and started brumating at about 2 months back (in our winter). September is our spring month but was a very cold September. About 2 weeks ago it started warming up to over 30C - 35C outside. He is still sleeping. He came out about 2 weeks ago (looked very...

I recently inherited a beardie (my first) and got her a new, bigger tank (48"x24"x18"). Her substrate is a mixture of Jurassic desert sand/topsoil/excavator clay. She has a 75w Zoo Med basking bulb over her basking spot and a Reptisun T5 HO 10.0 bar with a deep heat projector bulb for...

Before I start, I need to establish some things. I got my first ever personal pet today, a bearded dragon. I have never owned my own pet, nor do I have any pet experience under my belt. I got my bearded dragon today (4/27/24) at PetSmart. I have a 40 gallon tank that came with the things I...

So recently my fixture for my lizard went out and he's been without UVB for about 2 days while we've struggled to find something that will actually work. I have him outside with me trying to get him some sun at the moment. Where can we find a fixture that isn't a hood that will actually work...

Hey all! So last night I was trying to untwist a basking bulb from the lamp cover (specifically Fluker’s clamp lamp 8.5) and I was really struggling to get it off. And then suddenly instead of the bulb coming out, the whole like ceramic base at the bottom came unattached from the rest of the...

Hi all, I have a 50 gal (36 x 18 x 18) tank, and will be getting a baby beardie here soon this month. However, i am really struggling to figure out what basking/heat light(s) to get. I've just read a lot of different thoughts on the wattage, for example. I'm not sure what to do. I am thinking...

I can't seem to get Xion's temps right no matter what I've tried so far. I've used a temp gun & probe to check. She has a UVB tube. Her basking spot is about 6 inches from the bulb (I'm afraid of potentially hurting her if I push it closer) Her basking spot is a rock large enough for her to lay...

I see there is a 14% Beardie, a 12% Desert, and the 6% Forest. I would assume the 12% Desert would be a good fit but seeing as I am going to put in on TOP of the mesh, maybe I should get the stronger one? Let me know what you guys think. Also, I am just going to foster a beard for a couple of...

I mpunted my uvb light inside its about 9 inches to where he is sitting in the photo is this to close?

I just got my beardie into a new tank. It's a 120 gallon 4x2x2 from dubiaroaches. I am going to make a few adjustments but so far this is what I have. I'm going to change the lighting when I get the chance, but there's currently two 100w basking bulbs in the lamps I put a red mark on (basking...

Hi everyone! We have two bearded dragons and for the longest time, especially for our older dragon, we’ve been using an Arcadia UVB and a 100 W basking bulb on top of the mesh of the viv. Our older bearded dragon is now in a 4 x 2 x 2, and I’m interested in putting a basking light inside of...

Hi, I've had the unit for a while and I'm trying to replace the UVB bulb and I just can't do it!!!! Clearly I'd managed to get them in at some point but I'm finding it impossible to line the pins up properly. Has anyone else had this issue? Am I missing something??? 😭😭

I have two coil UVB bulbs right now. I bought that as a quick and cheap way to get my new beardies bus UVB until I can research exactly what he needs. I didn’t want to buy expensive lighting before I knew which are correct. He is a rescue and I am a first time owner. I know and understand that...

I bought a 34" 5.0 UVB bulb for my 3' T5 HO fixture by mistake. Is it possible to supplement this bulb with a smaller 23W 10.0 UVB bulb? Will this safely provide adequate UVB? I would like to put the smaller bulb on top of the screen, if possible. This is a 120 gallon enclosure (4x2x2, metal...