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5YO Beardie w/RI Not Improving on Antibiotics
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[QUOTE="Claudiusx, post: 2039630, member: 31715"] It doesn't need to be. It only needs to be mounted on the inside if it can't get within the recommended distance to your dragon. I see your pictures now. You mentioned it's 7 inches. That distance would be ideal for your setup, but based on your pictures, it looks further than that. Is 7 inches the distance from the bulb to where your dragon is basking in the picture? It also looks like your basking bulb/fixture might be too small for him, or positioned wrong. In your pictures it appears that the bulb is towards the back of the tank where in the pictures he's only able to get his lower body directly under the bulb. If he's not able to get his internal temperature high enough, he's not going to be able to fight off a virus or a bacterial infection. That's why the extra heat at night is important, but it's even more important that his basking spot be adequate during the day. You might consider trying a different basking item such as some brick or a large rock. The stonework will heat up and retain heat much better than the hammock, and hopefully allow him to heat up better. Any CHE on Amazon will work. Just make sure your dome fixture uses a ceramic socket, not a plastic socket. I'd replace the purple light with the CHE and use it inplace instead. Ideally, you'd be better off moving your lights around so that the UVB bulb is directly over the basking spot, along with the basking bulb. You can move your fixture with the CHE in it next to it, more towards the middle of the tank if need be. In regards to colored lights, dragons have an extra cone in their eyes when compared to humans. This means they see much more of the lighting spectrum than we do. This also means they see colors much more vividly than we do. If you can see the purple light, your dragon can see it, and in a much more vivid and pronounced manner. CHE is the only acceptable option for night time heat for this reason. No visible light, only heat produced. Is it very humid in your house this time of year, or is the winter and heating making the house extra dry? Can you post a current picture of Onyx so we can see the eye infection and his general state? -Brandon [/QUOTE]
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