Hi, my almost a year old beardie has been looking paler and is basking a lot more. His eyes are also looking a bit droopy. We use a Reptisun UVB 50-40 watt I believe. Been trying to get him to drink more with no luck and he handy pooped in two days which sometimes he does. We’ve been traveling a lot so maybe it’s stress??
The UVB is a coil?? I would replace the coil w/ this
Which UVB light should I use?
The best UVB light is a ReptiSun 10.0 fluorescent tube HO (Or Arcardia 12% in the UK). Compact or coil bulbs do not emit the proper amount of UVB light for a bearded dragon, and should not be used. Other brands, such as the Zilla Desert Series and ReptiGlo have been known to cause eye problems and other health issues with bearded dragons, and should be avoided. The reason that some UVB lights (Zilla, ReptiGlo, coils/compacts, ect.) are considered dangerous is because the wavelength of UVB that they emit is shorter and more intense than the wavelength of the "safe" lights (ReptiSun, Arcadia). UVB lights should be replaced every 6 months. The T5’s are a strong bulb and only need to be replaced once a year – the T 8 every 6 months--- where as the T 8 are not as strong—they need to be placed inside the tank the T 5 10.0 bulb approx 10-11 inches from basking spot – the T 8 approx 8-10 inches from basking spot—the cover needs to be off the bulb for full effect of the UVB rays-- I tried googling that bulb and cant find it so I assumed its a coil--
His eye looks normal to me -- some others on here would need to look but to me it looks ok
Karrie
His eye looks OK to me as well. I'm not familiar with the UVB light you mentioned. Can you post some photos of it (along with print if there is any on it)? That may help to identify what you have in place and we can help you with recommendations from there if needed.