black spots on belly color change

[mattmb223]

Hi I am kinda new to bearies but I know that black spots on a beardies belly means he is stressed his back is also dark brown from the yellow and orange it usually is... the only thing i changed with his is added a repti glo 10.0 and now i have gim out of the cage on my shoulder and his nornmal colors came back. could this be caused by the light? any help is great

ive jsut also noticed his eyes being squinted and or closed so i turned the light off for now and just have the night infared light on.

thanks
matt

 

[libinoz]

Unfortunately, it appears it is the Repti-glo globe causing the problem. Both the tubes and compacts of this type of globe have had bad reports with causing eye problems, lethargy etc. Best to change for a REPTISUN 10.0 TUBE (not compact) or an Acadia D3 12% (if you are in the UK). For now, he will be fine without UVB for a week or so until you can get the Reptisun globe. In the US, the cheapest place is Pet Mountain (sorry, I don't know the link)

 

[mattmb223]

Thank you... so no compact bulb is not good for them either? so i have to get a new light fixture also? im assuming get the 10.0 again just tube then?

Thank you
Matt

 

[libinoz]

The majority of compact bulbs have had issues. For the fixture a standard T8 fixture will be fine.

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

The majority of compact bulbs have had issues. For the fixture a standard T8 fixture will be fine.

You can get a 24" T8 fixture @ walmart for $8

 

[mattmb223]

$8 sounds great to me since the bulb is 25 thank you sounds like i got some errands to run today

 

[Atrax]

I would advise you to buy fixture with electronic ballast system. They don't flicker which is much, much better for beardies. That 50Hz flickering usually causes them eye problems, plus your bulb will last longer with electronic ballast. They do cost more but they are much better.

Electronic ballast looks like this:
http://www.google.si/imgres?imgurl=http://www.traderscity.com/board/userpix22/18152-electronic-ballast-t5-lamps-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.traderscity.com/board/products-1/offers-to-sell-and-export-1/electronic-ballast-for-t5-lamps-67623/&usg=__Qf4of-JOkL93vMfKw6qIsMbBEBU=&h=300&w=300&sz=8&hl=sl&start=0&sig2=fyOciaOdh_KDXZyK7ge0bg&zoom=1&tbnid=5pD1z9_zlD5ZkM:&tbnh=151&tbnw=151&ei=Xa0ITZy-Koah8QO38qEO&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delectronic%2Bballast%26hl%3Dsl%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D994%26bih%3D832%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=139&vpy=444&dur=448&hovh=220&hovw=220&tx=114&ty=99&oei=Xa0ITZy-Koah8QO38qEO&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:6,s

They weigh much less than ordinary ballast with starter.

Hope this helps a bit.

 

[Slave2Scarlett]

I would advise you to buy fixture with electronic ballast system. They don't flicker which is much, much better for beardies. That 50Hz flickering usually causes them eye problems, plus your bulb will last longer with electronic ballast. They do cost more but they are much better.

Electronic ballast looks like this:
http://www.google.si/imgres?imgurl=http://www.traderscity.com/board/userpix22/18152-electronic-ballast-t5-lamps-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.traderscity.com/board/products-1/offers-to-sell-and-export-1/electronic-ballast-for-t5-lamps-67623/&usg=__Qf4of-JOkL93vMfKw6qIsMbBEBU=&h=300&w=300&sz=8&hl=sl&start=0&sig2=fyOciaOdh_KDXZyK7ge0bg&zoom=1&tbnid=5pD1z9_zlD5ZkM:&tbnh=151&tbnw=151&ei=Xa0ITZy-Koah8QO38qEO&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delectronic%2Bballast%26hl%3Dsl%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D994%26bih%3D832%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=139&vpy=444&dur=448&hovh=220&hovw=220&tx=114&ty=99&oei=Xa0ITZy-Koah8QO38qEO&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:6,s

They weigh much less than ordinary ballast with starter.

Hope this helps a bit.

That one is for T5 though?

 

[Atrax]

I would advise you to buy fixture with electronic ballast system. They don't flicker which is much, much better for beardies. That 50Hz flickering usually causes them eye problems, plus your bulb will last longer with electronic ballast. They do cost more but they are much better.

Electronic ballast looks like this:
http://www.google.si/imgres?imgurl=http://www.traderscity.com/board/userpix22/18152-electronic-ballast-t5-lamps-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.traderscity.com/board/products-1/offers-to-sell-and-export-1/electronic-ballast-for-t5-lamps-67623/&usg=__Qf4of-JOkL93vMfKw6qIsMbBEBU=&h=300&w=300&sz=8&hl=sl&start=0&sig2=fyOciaOdh_KDXZyK7ge0bg&zoom=1&tbnid=5pD1z9_zlD5ZkM:&tbnh=151&tbnw=151&ei=Xa0ITZy-Koah8QO38qEO&prev=/images%3Fq%3Delectronic%2Bballast%26hl%3Dsl%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D994%26bih%3D832%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=139&vpy=444&dur=448&hovh=220&hovw=220&tx=114&ty=99&oei=Xa0ITZy-Koah8QO38qEO&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:6,s

They weigh much less than ordinary ballast with starter.

Hope this helps a bit.

That one is for T5 though?

That's just a symbolic picture.
You should of course buy T8, b/c that's what most use for their terrariums. =)

 

[mattmb223]

Thank you looks like im going to be doing some shopping today luckally there is 6-7 pet stores within 15 minutes of my house so i got some fun planned for today