exo terra repti glo or zoo med reptisun?

[terracolson]

the prices are very different.
can i get the Exo Terra 24" Repti Glo 10.0 UVB Bulb for 13 dollars vs Zoo Med 24" Repti Sun 10.0 Fluorescent Bulb for 25?

 

[Jess]

Get the ReptiSun. They are much better quality than the Glos, and I guarantee you will have a very happy and healthy dragon with it. :wink:

 

[1beardie]

I can sum it up in one sentence "You get what you pay for!!" Definitely get the repti-sun 10.0!!!!

 

[terracolson]

So I called zoo med to ask if they felt I needed a 5.0 or a 10.0. They said 5.0 since there is no screen and its 8 inches from her basking spot.
Thoughts?

 

[Jess]

Get a 10.0. You can get by with a 5.0, but keep in mind that the UVB output diminishes over time: So, after 6 months a 10.0 will have the intensity of a 5.0, and a 5.0 would have the intensity of a 2.0... Which wouldn't be nearly enough UVB for a beardie.

 

[eternitylonger]

Agreed! Zoo Med 10.0!

 

[blue11]

ReptiSun 10.0

 

[FBradshaw]

As you can see the general consensus of this forum is for the Repti-Sun, I personally use the Repti-Glo bulbs in 4 enclosures and have very happy and healthy dragons. Either one should do you fine, but definitely get the 10.0. The 5.0 bulbs are for tropical species that spend most of their time under a tree canopy which blocks a lot of the natural UVB.