NekahRae
Member
So I was checking over my beardie's lights and am wondering if they need adjusted. He's about three years old and in a 75 gallon tank. His lights sit about 14 inches from his rocks.
I'm currently using an Exo terra UVB 150 13watt desert terrarium bulb, but I realized that the exo terra website recommends five stars on UVB for beardies and, with the height of the tank, I'm only at 2. I tried looking over their webpage for products with higher ratings and found some (like the Sunray bulb), but then couldn't find it for sale anywhere. What is everyone else using?
...and I'm also now wondering about his heat too, but am waiting for the thermometer I stuck near his basking spot to register. (I had had one in the center of the tank that read fine, but it died.) The heat probably isn't high enough for the distance either (currently an exo terra 100w daylight basking bulb) but I'm not sure what would be enough with the tall tank. Do I add a second heat lamp or find some way to let my beardie get closer to the lights?
I'm currently using an Exo terra UVB 150 13watt desert terrarium bulb, but I realized that the exo terra website recommends five stars on UVB for beardies and, with the height of the tank, I'm only at 2. I tried looking over their webpage for products with higher ratings and found some (like the Sunray bulb), but then couldn't find it for sale anywhere. What is everyone else using?
...and I'm also now wondering about his heat too, but am waiting for the thermometer I stuck near his basking spot to register. (I had had one in the center of the tank that read fine, but it died.) The heat probably isn't high enough for the distance either (currently an exo terra 100w daylight basking bulb) but I'm not sure what would be enough with the tall tank. Do I add a second heat lamp or find some way to let my beardie get closer to the lights?