DragonPete
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I found a Sylvania Halogen that looks like 70 watt 600 lumens. Will that hold him until I can get another? It's the only one I could find in my house that isn't LED. ?
-Dee
-Dee
Well, seems I ought to be able to get the temp up then. I found about 4 household bulbs non LED and the flood light. One of those should work. Thanks so much!Aaradimian":2rjrv9vb said:I use a 75W standard floodlight for both of mine with no problems. The main thing is to get a spot up to standard basking temp with a white-light bulb. IMO the "basking bulbs" sold in pet stores are just a quick buck for the companies and no better for the purpose. The outdoor floods are a bit more sturdy too :wink:
claudiusx":3k6p7592 said:Doesnt matter as long as it produces the temps you need. If it does, no reason to even change it back
-Brandon
claudiusx":1771lyj5 said:Should work out just fine
-Brandon
One of the best investments I made for my two was a dimmer cord. You can get a floodlight and then dial in the temperature very accurately without having to mess with distances (beyond making sure that the bulb is close enough to achieve the correct temp at something less than full power on the dimmer setting). Not only does it make life easier to get to the temp. sweet spot, but if you have a variable temp environment like near a window, you can adjust on the fly. This has helped a lot with my one dragon Otto's setup because in full sun things can get too warm, but the opposite if it's a cloudy, cold day outside and the window chills the surrounding air.DragonPete":278zul46 said:Decided to lower this one and see if I can get it a little warmer. It was about 1-1.5 inches above the lid, so basicly brought it down touching the steel mesh. We'll see if that takes care of it for now.?
-Dee
Aaradimian":2yop9m85 said:One of the best investments I made for my two was a dimmer cord. You can get a floodlight and then dial in the temperature very accurately without having to mess with distances (beyond making sure that the bulb is close enough to achieve the correct temp at something less than full power on the dimmer setting). Not only does it make life easier to get to the temp. sweet spot, but if you have a variable temp environment like near a window, you can adjust on the fly. This has helped a lot with my one dragon Otto's setup because in full sun things can get too warm, but the opposite if it's a cloudy, cold day outside and the window chills the surrounding air.DragonPete":2yop9m85 said:Decided to lower this one and see if I can get it a little warmer. It was about 1-1.5 inches above the lid, so basicly brought it down touching the steel mesh. We'll see if that takes care of it for now.?
-Dee