dragonlover3
Sub-Adult Member
Hi All,
I'm posting this mainly to vent! First, I realize companies will occasionally have a bad products slip thru inspection.
My son just got a UVB meter as he has beardies too! He brought it to my house to check my ReptiSuns.
The 2 Reptisun 6 month old bulbs I have for Moya and Talon tested at 12 and 13. Bad, I know, but figuring it was time for the change, not surprised.
I did however question the rate of UVB deterioration since just at 6 months they both tested so low. Now, I know it didn't
suddenly get to 6 months and BAM!...drop UVB production. So, I'm wondering how bad it would have tested last month,
and the month before.....but that's not all.
Here's my complaint. I have 2 Reptisuns 10.0 tube I purchased in December when I got Dargo and Zhaan making those bulbs just 3months and 2 weeks old.
Both tested so low it's nuts, not just one, both! One tested at 14 and the other at 15 :shock: Not even enough UVB to help at all! If my son hadn't tested it for me I would have been blissfully believing my beardies were safe under the correct UVB bulb! There's nothing wrong with my sons new UVB meter either. He uses a different bulb and his test high. I am not a happy camper and will be investigating and researching other UVB to find one that I think is more reliable than the Reptisun, which I'm very disappointed in :!:
If it had just been one of the 3 month old bulbs testing in the teens I could say it was a bad bulb got thru..... but 2 of them at the same time.....NOPE, no more ReptiSuns for my guys. I already know about Arcadia. Any other suggestions! Any other bulbs members are using that are reliable?
Amanda
I'm posting this mainly to vent! First, I realize companies will occasionally have a bad products slip thru inspection.
My son just got a UVB meter as he has beardies too! He brought it to my house to check my ReptiSuns.
The 2 Reptisun 6 month old bulbs I have for Moya and Talon tested at 12 and 13. Bad, I know, but figuring it was time for the change, not surprised.
I did however question the rate of UVB deterioration since just at 6 months they both tested so low. Now, I know it didn't
suddenly get to 6 months and BAM!...drop UVB production. So, I'm wondering how bad it would have tested last month,
and the month before.....but that's not all.
Here's my complaint. I have 2 Reptisuns 10.0 tube I purchased in December when I got Dargo and Zhaan making those bulbs just 3months and 2 weeks old.
Both tested so low it's nuts, not just one, both! One tested at 14 and the other at 15 :shock: Not even enough UVB to help at all! If my son hadn't tested it for me I would have been blissfully believing my beardies were safe under the correct UVB bulb! There's nothing wrong with my sons new UVB meter either. He uses a different bulb and his test high. I am not a happy camper and will be investigating and researching other UVB to find one that I think is more reliable than the Reptisun, which I'm very disappointed in :!:
If it had just been one of the 3 month old bulbs testing in the teens I could say it was a bad bulb got thru..... but 2 of them at the same time.....NOPE, no more ReptiSuns for my guys. I already know about Arcadia. Any other suggestions! Any other bulbs members are using that are reliable?
Amanda
