Tsubaby":1a2ooelr said:
The first light here
https://sta.sh/223nhj43rbhk?edit=1 I think is one of the hologen white lights you guys were talking about and its like 15w Idk ?? Ill probably get a better one but this bulb is massive. it keeps his tank at 83-86 degrees which is normal temp. I might go to a homehardware or rona soon to pick a higher wattage bulb next week. At the moment its 62 F and 16 C outside. I think its about 18 -20 c inside. This is at night temp atm which isnt bad since in the dessert it can get about freezing. So if I leave the red light on for an hour or so during the day and let him have no light at night would that work for now until I am able to get everything I need ?
Would puting the red light at the moment on a timer so that he gets to basic for short period at a time? or one long bask and then normal light for a day?
I dont have any cash until this friday due to labor day? how do I minamize the red light harmfullness till then?
This is the bulb I found on google that I got with him.
http://www.topbulb.com/e-lume-59676...-compact-fluorescent-screw-in-lamps-par-shape
<<< I recommend unless you have a use for it in your home , return it, get a refund. it's worthless for a bearded dragon - will only provide white light , no heat, no UVA and no UVB AT ALL.
par30 only specifies the angle of the cone of focused light (30 degrees).
You are looking for either a halogen spotlight globe , or a mercury vapour globe , or a incandescent spotglobe. The globe needs to create heat and colourless light AT LEAST.
A MVB will create heat & colorless light + UVA & UVB.
A neodymium coated basking globe is an incandescent globe which has an internal neodymium coating which emits UVA when electrically excited - I am NOT a fan of neodymium basking globes but they are cheap , come an wide range of wattages and are popular.
A par30 fluorescent spotty is great , as "green" globe to run in the house, but it's worthless for a beardie's viv , it will only provide white light , no heat , no UV.
I know of no par30 UVB compact fluorescents .
If the selling point is it's ENERGY SAVING or GREEN , it wont work in a beardie's viv unless you want extra light and already have plenty of heat , UVA & UVB already ( provided by other globes/tubes).