Coils are inadequate-- they cause alot of health issues and I am gonna say this could be cause for his arm issue nowGazingLife":3drhvi8p said:I don't use any coloured bulbs and the UVB is coiled changed out every 4 to 5 months.
KarrieRee":1brnhvt9 said:Ok so the arm issue is going to need to be addressed by ahbd and Tracie drache613--- the UVB needs to be replaced ASAP w/ this a 24" fixture w/ reflector and a Reptisun 10.0 bulb T 5- check out petmountain for this stuff- the fixture comes w/ a 5.0 bulb hang onto it it can be used as a backup- you can check your local pet stores most box chains don't carry length of fixture- you need to get right away-- make sure the crickets are not left in tank overnite-+ I would switch him over to dubia roaches
Karrie
Claudiusx":1bazx5tz said:It's possible his arm is swollen from falling off his basking spot. It does look like a decent drop for the little guy. You might want to try a lower basking site with a higher wattage basking bulb.
What is your basking surface temp at currently? And how are you measuring it?
Swelling in the limbs can also be caused by inadequate calcium absorption, which would be related to you UVB bulb setup not being too great. I imagine the coil is on the right hand side of the tank, opposite the basking site? The coils produce hardly any UVB at all, and with where his basking site is, he's getting 0 while he basks. If anything, move the coil over to be right beside the basking bulb so that he gets the highest heat and UV in one area. But still, you're going to need to switch out the Coil for the long tube fluorescents.
He is young, so you want to make sure you get this taken care of ASAP before it ends up causing him life long issues.
I'd suggest ordering the items online. They are cheaper than in person typically anyways.
-Brandon
Claudiusx":12z0nm5x said:I did mention why they aren't good. They are extremely weak and produce very little UV. The UV they output is not very strong, and tapers off significantly with distance. For it to provide proper UV levels, it needs to be around 3 or 4 inches from the dragon. That's just not feasible, Especially with a small bulb that only covers 1/20th of the tank anyways.
The tubes are much stronger, output UV in a larger area (linear), and are easier to set up to provide the proper UVI levels to your dragon in it's tank.
Some UV coils are made to be stronger, but they still suffer from the issue of outputing UV in only a concentrated area, unlike tubes that span half the tank or more.
At the least, you need your UV over your basking site.
If you sure the swelling isn't from a fall, the only other option would be malabsorption of calcium then. And the remedy is to increase his absorption alongside supplementation. And the only way to do that is to upgrade the bulb to something that will allow him to get around 3-5 UVI at his basking site, and a gradient down from their to the cool end.
You can do that with:
A reptisun 10.0 T8 tube mounted inside the tank unobstructed, 6-8 inches from the basking site
A reptisun 10.0 T5 HO tube mounted inside the tank unobstructed 12-15 inches away from the basking site
A reptisun 10.0 T5 HO tube mounted ontop of the screen, 8 inches away from the basking site.
Additionally, you can substitute the reptisun 10.0 T5 HO bulbs in those examples with arcadia 12% tubes too.
You could also get an MVB instead, but I wouldn't recommend it in this situation, and it too suffers the issue of UV only in a concentrated area.
Hope that helps.
-Brandon
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