GermanGiant3":l4kwc8px said:I just picked him up an Exo-Terra 75W intense basking bulb to replace his very old Zoo-Med. The light fixture for his new Reptisun UVB is on the way. What is the optimal way to have his UVB able to be absorbed and still have heat for him? If the UVB tube covers the majority of the back screen
<<<< are you still having the UV sitting on top of screen mesh lid ?
>>> please move it so it's UNDER the mesh lid.
the mesh will be blocking AT LEAST 40% of the UV .
>>> someone else mentioned replacing the mesh lid with solid lid , that's a very good idea, I did some detailed thermal / heat transfer calculations not so long ago and showed simply changing to a solid timber lid will keep about 100W of heat in the viv where you need it.
viewtopic.php?f=34&t=236332&p=1816614&hilit=heat+transfer#p1816614
then I'm not sure how much benefit he will get out of his basking bulb? Keeping him a few degrees warmer seems to be making a difference for sure. He had a very small dose of Baytril last night. His colors etc all currently are presenting as great to me. He is still flopping his front legs to his sides when he lays down, but otherwise nothing too bad.
I just picked up an exo-terra stick on thermometer to leave in the center which is registering about 75 with his new bulb on. The basking spot with the other thermometer went from 77 to 96.8 over the course of a while! He is now on a new piece of wood that is on his original log so he can lay more evenly and soak up the heat. I replaced the Zoo-Med 75 watt basking bulb that I have had for a very long time with the Exo-Terra 75W intense basking version. The difference is huge! No antibiotic dose today. I will be monitoring him and potentially giving small doses of Baytril every other day to attempt to avoid Kidney saturation, or he may not need them at all.
Thank you so much for all of your help.
kingofnobbys":kfyqv0sn said:GermanGiant3":kfyqv0sn said:I just picked him up an Exo-Terra 75W intense basking bulb to replace his very old Zoo-Med. The light fixture for his new Reptisun UVB is on the way. What is the optimal way to have his UVB able to be absorbed and still have heat for him? If the UVB tube covers the majority of the back screen
<<<< are you still having the UV sitting on top of screen mesh lid ?
>>> please move it so it's UNDER the mesh lid.
the mesh will be blocking AT LEAST 40% of the UV .
>>> someone else mentioned replacing the mesh lid with solid lid , that's a very good idea, I did some detailed thermal / heat transfer calculations not so long ago and showed simply changing to a solid timber lid will keep about 100W of heat in the viv where you need it.
viewtopic.php?f=34&t=236332&p=1816614&hilit=heat+transfer#p1816614
then I'm not sure how much benefit he will get out of his basking bulb? Keeping him a few degrees warmer seems to be making a difference for sure. He had a very small dose of Baytril last night. His colors etc all currently are presenting as great to me. He is still flopping his front legs to his sides when he lays down, but otherwise nothing too bad.
I just picked up an exo-terra stick on thermometer to leave in the center which is registering about 75 with his new bulb on. The basking spot with the other thermometer went from 77 to 96.8 over the course of a while! He is now on a new piece of wood that is on his original log so he can lay more evenly and soak up the heat. I replaced the Zoo-Med 75 watt basking bulb that I have had for a very long time with the Exo-Terra 75W intense basking version. The difference is huge! No antibiotic dose today. I will be monitoring him and potentially giving small doses of Baytril every other day to attempt to avoid Kidney saturation, or he may not need them at all.
Thank you so much for all of your help.
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