Lowes MVB's

[aoscar]

So I was at Lowes and happened to walk by the light bulbs and noticed something...Mercury Vapor Bulbs for $16.95!

Now before I get too excited, has anybody ever used these or tested there uvb output? I'd be tickled pink if I could buy a couple cases of these and be set for a year or so with uvb for all my dragons.

 

[ziggy23]

They're probably coated so they don't emit uv. if they do, it's probably not enough for them since they're meant for household, business, industrial use with humans and not for animals/health reasons. Household coils and standard florescent tubes are also mercury vapor based bulbs, but the glass is treated so they don't emit uv. If that coating is damaged in some way, you'd could actually get a sunburn from them without even stepping a foot outdoors.