I've noticed that not only does my Beardie (~7 weeks old) tend to turn very dark a lot more recently (especially when he wakes up), but my temp gun is giving me readings between 95-105 no matter how many times I adjust the basking spot, so I'm assuming I need a new and more powerful bulb. Any suggestions on brand/wattage?
Bulb used atm: 100W Basking Bulb
Viv size: 40G
Temperature: Basking: ~95-105 (fluctuates around that with AC), Daytime Ambient: ~85 Nighttime: ~70-75
Beardie: ~7 weeks old, owned for ~2 weeks, finished shedding last week
Picture of setup (lights have been moved since!):
A crappy coil, but I've already ordered a ReptiSun 10.0 24" and I'm off to Walmart to get a fixture for it. Will be fixed by Friday (I have ZERO experience with any non-snake reptile, minus these two weeks, so I sorta just took in what the pet store people told me. I've made it a personal note to NEVER listen to them again)
Edit: I actually think I'm currently using the bulb you described. Is this what you meant? (I only got the 1-pack, but still, same box art)
Would a 150 be too much for him? I can also use the rock in the center of the tank (as I did originally) instead of the giant tree thing.
A crappy coil, but I've already ordered a ReptiSun 10.0 24" and I'm off to Walmart to get a fixture for it. Will be fixed by Friday (I have ZERO experience with any non-snake reptile, minus these two weeks, so I sorta just took in what the pet store people told me. I've made it a personal note to NEVER listen to them again)
Edit: I actually think I'm currently using the bulb you described. Is this what you meant? (I only got the 1-pack, but still, same box art)
Would a 150 be too much for him? I can also use the rock in the center of the tank (as I did originally) instead of the giant tree thing.
A crappy coil, but I've already ordered a ReptiSun 10.0 24" and I'm off to Walmart to get a fixture for it. Will be fixed by Friday (I have ZERO experience with any non-snake reptile, minus these two weeks, so I sorta just took in what the pet store people told me. I've made it a personal note to NEVER listen to them again)
Edit: I actually think I'm currently using the bulb you described. Is this what you meant? (I only got the 1-pack, but still, same box art)
Would a 150 be too much for him? I can also use the rock in the center of the tank (as I did originally) instead of the giant tree thing.
It's not that I don't want a 100w, it's that it doesn't seem to make the tree hot enough, and it's fairly close to the bulb as it is. The only way to get it higher would be to push the UVB out of the way and put it on the very top of the tree (which I can't really do until my ReptiSun 10.0 arrives)
Edit: Huh, that's weird, suddenly I'm getting readings of ~111. I put a towel, double-folded, over the top of the cold side (as it's the closer side to the AC), and I guess that may have heated up the hot/basking side. Perhaps I won't need another bulb afterall, but I'll be keeping an eye on the temp.
It's not that I don't want a 100w, it's that it doesn't seem to make the tree hot enough, and it's fairly close to the bulb as it is. The only way to get it higher would be to push the UVB out of the way and put it on the very top of the tree (which I can't really do until my ReptiSun 10.0 arrives)
Edit: Huh, that's weird, suddenly I'm getting readings of ~111. I put a towel, double-folded, over the top of the cold side (as it's the closer side to the AC), and I guess that may have heated up the hot/basking side. Perhaps I won't need another bulb afterall, but I'll be keeping an eye on the temp.
It's not that I don't want a 100w, it's that it doesn't seem to make the tree hot enough, and it's fairly close to the bulb as it is. The only way to get it higher would be to push the UVB out of the way and put it on the very top of the tree (which I can't really do until my ReptiSun 10.0 arrives)
Edit: Huh, that's weird, suddenly I'm getting readings of ~111. I put a towel, double-folded, over the top of the cold side (as it's the closer side to the AC), and I guess that may have heated up the hot/basking side. Perhaps I won't need another bulb afterall, but I'll be keeping an eye on the temp.