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[QUOTE="diamc, post: 2038934, member: 4097"] So sorry to hear that your 2 babies passed away. Feel so bad for your daughter. :( Unfortunately pet stores don't know how to care for all the different types of pets they sell. Babies are very particular with their needs in order to do well, appropriate temps and proper UVB lighting is extremely important. What size tank are you using? It looks like you might have been using 2 - 100 watt basking bulbs at the same time, that's a lot of heat and babies can get dehydrated very quickly. In order to get an accurate basking surface temp, you would need a temperature gun. Amazon has some with very good prices, I could share a link with you if you'd like. To get an accurate reading, you would hold the gun pointed down over the basking spot and about 2" from it. For a baby, the basking surface temp should be in the 105 to 110 range. As mentioned by other members above, you would need a long fluorescent UVB tube that covers about 1/2 of the enclosure length. The Arcadia 12% and Repti-Sun 10.0 T5 high output bulbs are the best. The coil & compact UVB's that fit in the round domes are very weak and won't prevent metabolic bone disease from developing and they don't provide enough UV rays. If you have any questions, let us know. [/QUOTE]
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