light blew out!

[mesuezee]

Kingsly light blew out this morning. He had a power sun uv 100 watt bulb. He also came with a solar glo 125 watt bulb that I just put in. We just got him on Saturday so I wasn't expecting this. He is about 6 months old and we adopted him. I wont be home all day and I am worried about the different light. I can get a new one after work. What should Iget? I know there are topics I just cant go through them all before work. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

 

[traildrifterphalanx]

Howdy,
It's a shame so many of the basking bulbs are extremely random with their "life expectancy"

My youngest, Richter, still has the original bulb (100w) I purchased when I got him, going over 4 months now. I believe he has the All Living Things bulb.

As soon as this one burns out I'll be switching to an indoor 65w halogen flood bulb that I am currently using for my oldest, Simon. So far one has burned out after 3 ish months, not impressive, but it puts out adequate heat for how mine is placed and is a LOT cheaper than "basking" bulbs. I purchased mine at Target as a 3pk, but I'm sure there are even cheaper options. The 3 bulb pack was about the same price as a 100w basking bulb at the pet store.

EDIT*** May I note that the bulbs I listed are purely white light/heat, they do not produce UV rays.
I use a reptisun t8 10.0 under mesh for UV.