Exo-Terra Repti Glo 10.0 Compact Desert Terrarium Lamp

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Exo-Terra Repti Glo 10.0 Compact Desert Terrarium Lamp (are theses the bad news bulbs)
i have one ill change it firday when i get paid, but i wanna make sure this is the buld that hurts them, so i can avoid another one like it
 

Paradon

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I think that one is fine. Is it flourescent tube you are talking about? I've use it for my iguana for 3 years and had no problems with it. :)
 

Poisoned1

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Sorry to say this but ignore the other poster.

The one you have is the bad one, only good ones are Reptisun 10 FLourescent and the Reptisun 5.

Make sure it's reptiSUN and it's flourescent and you will be fine.
 

jscott

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from what ive read on this site as well as others, ANY compact fluorescent is inappropriate for bearded dragons. appearently the curvature of the bulb causes some glare issues and can lead to eye problems.

i may just be another caresheet warrior but i'd suggest sticking with either a ReptiSun 10.0 linear fluorescent tube AND a bright white heat source or better yet, a Mercury Vapor Bulb(which provides both).

*EDIT* whoops, a mod beat me to it :mrgreen: .
 

diamc

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:p, no problem.
Oh, here's the info about the compact/coils in case you haven't seen it. [ Invalid URL Removed / p= t=65424 f=1 ]
 

beertney06

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Mercury Vapor Bulb best buld to buy?? well ill get it friday i dont get paid till then lol. but hes in a 5 gallon tank the exo desert terrarium hes very small only a baby maybe a month so i but him in that till he grows larger in the next few months then move on to a 20or 40 thanks sooo much for yous input eveyone :blob8:
 

diamc

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Actually, a mercury vapor bulb isn't an option for a 5 gallon tank, they shouldn't be used on anything smaller than a 40 gallon because they get very hot and put out a lot of ultra violet rays. You'd be better off with a Repti-Sun 10.0 fluorescent strip bulb that you can get at http://www.petmountain.com at a very reasonable price.
 

Paradon

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Never mind what I said.... I thought she meant the flourescent tube not the compact one for some reason. :)
 

smaug85

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beertney06":0e3c9 said:
Exo-Terra Repti Glo 10.0 Compact Desert Terrarium Lamp (are theses the bad news bulbs)
i have one ill change it firday when i get paid, but i wanna make sure this is the buld that hurts them, so i can avoid another one like it

I don't know which part of the world you're in but theres another option for you try apart from the Repti-Sun 10.0-
The Arcadia D3 fluorescent is also very good value for money :D
 

smaug85

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Lol. I'm sure there's plenty of people who call their BD Smaug.
Smaug is the name of the dragon from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien if you didn't know
 
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