Lighting

[Wesleysmith993]

For my dragons setup, I have a 100 watt basking light and a 100 watt ceramic heater on the top of the cover of the cage, and then on the inside I have a Zoomed reptisun 10.0 UVB TUBE. So would the UVB be better inside, like it is now, or outside. It currently is on a fluorescent fixture from loews. And is this too much lighting? Because I've been looking at other people setups, and they dont have three fixtures like mine. HELP!!

 

[Esther19]

The UVB needs to be inside the cage, as you have it. If there is a plastic cover over the bulb, please remove it. Situate it closer to the warm side, and place the basking bulb adjacent to it. Your beardie should be able to get about 6-8 inches from the UVB. That should be the basking spot, and you should make the basking temp 105-110 for a baby, 95-103 for an adult (18 months). Save the ceramic heat emitter for when night time temps in the tank drop below 65, or when he's sick and needs the overnight temps bumped up a bit.

 

[Wesleysmith993]

Theres no cover on it right now. My beardie is like an inch away from it because he climbs one of the trees and lays between that and the thermometer. And almost every night I put the ceramic one on to keep it warm. THank you!!

 

[Drache613]

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