triumphtt
Juvie Member
Hey everyone,
Have some photo's of my DIY enclosure and need some advice on how to place the lights. I bought a 160 watt MVB bulb because the vet said I should (is a very good vet has been around reptiles all his life and knows a ton highly recommented by just about everywhere I looked) for the size of enclosure I have 6'Lx2'Hx17"D.
Overall Size of enclosure. Nothing in it yet just made the Hide (in the center)
Here's a pic of the right side. I bought two clamp lamps today at lowes cause the others I saw people using can only handle upto 150w. This was the only thing I saw and it just way to big and really have no idea how I'm going to place these lights. Also when I got the bulb it says to hang it vertically not horizontally or angled. I havn't seen many that are in the enclosure that are vertical. If it is vertical how do I get light to shine anwhere else but down. makes no sense to me. I got 6' to cover
This is the height clearance ontop the hide obviously way to close and easily for him to get burned by
I just threw a spare bulb in to see where the light would shine in that position and to see if it would be to easy for him to look directly into the light aswell as myself. Which it is.
Any sugestions would be appriciated. Kinda stuck I wanted too build up the enclosure more have some ledges like others have done and such just to give an idea of my plan. I plan on making the ledges around 12" high to give him just about every option he can have on climbing or staying low and also trying to wedge himself into some places. Got a ways to get yet but the shell of it is done.
Thanks in advance everyone.
Dane
Have some photo's of my DIY enclosure and need some advice on how to place the lights. I bought a 160 watt MVB bulb because the vet said I should (is a very good vet has been around reptiles all his life and knows a ton highly recommented by just about everywhere I looked) for the size of enclosure I have 6'Lx2'Hx17"D.
Overall Size of enclosure. Nothing in it yet just made the Hide (in the center)
Here's a pic of the right side. I bought two clamp lamps today at lowes cause the others I saw people using can only handle upto 150w. This was the only thing I saw and it just way to big and really have no idea how I'm going to place these lights. Also when I got the bulb it says to hang it vertically not horizontally or angled. I havn't seen many that are in the enclosure that are vertical. If it is vertical how do I get light to shine anwhere else but down. makes no sense to me. I got 6' to cover
This is the height clearance ontop the hide obviously way to close and easily for him to get burned by
I just threw a spare bulb in to see where the light would shine in that position and to see if it would be to easy for him to look directly into the light aswell as myself. Which it is.
Any sugestions would be appriciated. Kinda stuck I wanted too build up the enclosure more have some ledges like others have done and such just to give an idea of my plan. I plan on making the ledges around 12" high to give him just about every option he can have on climbing or staying low and also trying to wedge himself into some places. Got a ways to get yet but the shell of it is done.
Thanks in advance everyone.
Dane