Please help.

[maxuk2006]

Yes please replace the bulb here are some to stay away from --
Bands to DEFINITELY ADVOID buying are as follows :
Nomoy Pet,
Zilla,
All Living Things,
Reptile-One,
URS,
MegaRay Brand,
CrawlMiracle,
Nat Geo ,
Sparkzoo reptispar,
Repti-Zoo ,

Please replace w/ the Reptisun 10.0 bulb and place inside the tank approx 8-10 inches from him
thanks
Karrie

May I ask why this is?

 

[KarrieRee]

NatAll of which are cheap Chinese clones made very cheaply using very poor quality quartz glass and cheap phosphors and next to no quality control or no meaningful quality control ==> very poor UV spectrum produced including UVC and bad parts of the UVB band --- these will harm your pet.ural Selections (in green boxes) .
domestic fittings for T8 and T5 tubes are fine PROVIDED the tube is not covered == the cover will stop all UV.
>>> a slip on reflector or use of a reflector hood is an excellent investment as it will focus and essentially double the UVA and UVB seen by the beardie , and no UVA or UVB will be wasted by radiating to areas inaccessible to the beardie

Karrie

 

[maxuk2006]

NatAll of which are cheap Chinese clones made very cheaply using very poor quality quartz glass and cheap phosphors and next to no quality control or no meaningful quality control ==> very poor UV spectrum produced including UVC and bad parts of the UVB band --- these will harm your pet.ural Selections (in green boxes) .
domestic fittings for T8 and T5 tubes are fine PROVIDED the tube is not covered == the cover will stop all UV.
>>> a slip on reflector or use of a reflector hood is an excellent investment as it will focus and essentially double the UVA and UVB seen by the beardie , and no UVA or UVB will be wasted by radiating to areas inaccessible to the beardie

Karrie

Thank you for the in depth explanation. I'm taking all comments on board and will be changing a few things as soon as possible. Hopefully it is just a phase my beardy is going through and we'll see his true side soon.

 

[KarrieRee]

You should see a difference in behavior w/ new UVB but please get rid of wood chips-- hope all this helps
Karrie

 

[maxuk2006]

You should see a difference in behavior w/ new UVB but please get rid of wood chips-- hope all this helps
Karrie

Time will tell karrie. As said I'll make the suggested changes and I'll be sure to let you know how I get on. Hopefully some pictures of a happier dude will follow.

Huge thanks to you and to everyone else for the advice. What a lovely community you are ?

 

[maxuk2006]

Hello again. I replaced the uvb bulb yesterday, I have an ir thermometer on order due to be delivered soon. I shall be replacing the substrate tonight. Here is an updated picture of his current mood. Should be very clear with this photo

 

[KarrieRee]

Good --- hope he shows signs of improvement here w/ the new UVB and that new substrate your putting in-- please post a pic after all is done
thanks
Karrie