spaceballs
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Hi Everyone! I'm feeling super overwhelmed by the amount of different information out there on Youtube and such so I was hoping you folks could best help me decide the best/healthiest setup for my enclosure. My beardie is about 4 years old now and just successfully had a sarcoma mass removed 2 weeks ago!
I purchased this 4x2x2 enclosure from Dubiaroaches.com - waiting for it to arrive in the mail
Questions - what is the best UVB bulb for this size tank? This tank is a rather high height so I'm curious as to whether I should mount a T8 inside the tank or place a T5 10.00 above the tank on the mesh. Should it reach the entire length of the tank? I want to make sure the UVB is reaching her appropriately but do not want to cause eye damage if it is too strong so not sure if I'm better off going with a T8 inside or T5 out (or does that matter?) I'm looking for the best recommendations for the blub, brand, fixture, etc. As I mentioned above, she just had surgery to remove a cancerous mass, so I want to ensure she's getting the best environment to stay healthy!
For the basking, I just purchased this solar glo mercury vapor bulb 160W and bought the cage fixture for it. This is dual uva and uvb. I am not sure if I am going to stick with this depending on if you folks recommend that or not. The tank has not arrived in the mail yet so I have NO idea if it is even going to keep the hot side of the tank hot enough. I'm worried the tank height is so high how am I going to keep the temps correct? I do have a spare 100W basking bulb and dome I could use as well if that isn't enough to raise the temp up a bit. Thoughts?
Another question, if I do end up sticking with the solar glo mercury vapor 160W, would that affect what kind of uvb bulb I need to use?
Right now, she is still somewhat recovering and not super into the idea of climbing right now as the mass was removed from her stomach so she has a long incision down the side of her stomach and absorption-type stitches.
Sorry this post is so long - ANY help would be very much appreciated by me and my lil Bibi !
Thanks again!
I purchased this 4x2x2 enclosure from Dubiaroaches.com - waiting for it to arrive in the mail
Questions - what is the best UVB bulb for this size tank? This tank is a rather high height so I'm curious as to whether I should mount a T8 inside the tank or place a T5 10.00 above the tank on the mesh. Should it reach the entire length of the tank? I want to make sure the UVB is reaching her appropriately but do not want to cause eye damage if it is too strong so not sure if I'm better off going with a T8 inside or T5 out (or does that matter?) I'm looking for the best recommendations for the blub, brand, fixture, etc. As I mentioned above, she just had surgery to remove a cancerous mass, so I want to ensure she's getting the best environment to stay healthy!
For the basking, I just purchased this solar glo mercury vapor bulb 160W and bought the cage fixture for it. This is dual uva and uvb. I am not sure if I am going to stick with this depending on if you folks recommend that or not. The tank has not arrived in the mail yet so I have NO idea if it is even going to keep the hot side of the tank hot enough. I'm worried the tank height is so high how am I going to keep the temps correct? I do have a spare 100W basking bulb and dome I could use as well if that isn't enough to raise the temp up a bit. Thoughts?
Another question, if I do end up sticking with the solar glo mercury vapor 160W, would that affect what kind of uvb bulb I need to use?
Right now, she is still somewhat recovering and not super into the idea of climbing right now as the mass was removed from her stomach so she has a long incision down the side of her stomach and absorption-type stitches.
Sorry this post is so long - ANY help would be very much appreciated by me and my lil Bibi !
Thanks again!