QFT. I also wanted to add Zilla UVB to her list of not-to-be-trusted bulbs, I've never been so scared in my life as the 2 days I had a Zilla UVB on Gibby and he stopped eating and opening his eyes. I thought I'd killed him! And the "ok" ReptiGlo is the 8.0, but it's critical that there's plenty of bright white light to offset it.fresnowitte":93e4a said:Okay I must inform you that the coil bulbs have caused health issues in beardies they do not put out the proper UVB for bearded dragons. If you read the article on lighting and heating I linked you to it may help some. Also if you use the sites google search at the top right of the page and google coil bulbs you will find many many conversations about them.
Majority of the bulbs sold for reptiles are not sufficent for beardies and many are harmful. Some of the bad ones I can think of off hand are....Coil bulbs of any kind...Compact bulbs of any kind...ESU brand bulbs of any kind...Reptiglo's(I believe that one of the bulbs they put out is okay but I don't remember which one).
The reptisun 10.0, or the Arcadia 12 are good bulbs on UVB output for beardies or a MVB(mercury vapor bulb)(Which is only recommended to use on 40gal breeders or larger.)
The cheapest place to find the reptisun 10.0 are these 2 places.
http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-fluorescent-bulbs/504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10.0-uvb-bulb.html
http://www.reptilesupply.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=reptisun+10.0
The fixures are a T-8 an you can pick them up cheapest at any hardware store. :wink:
The bulb should stretch the length of the enclosure.
fresnowitte":7d380 said:Okay I must inform you that the coil bulbs have caused health issues in beardies they do not put out the proper UVB for bearded dragons. If you read the article on lighting and heating I linked you to it may help some. Also if you use the sites google search at the top right of the page and google coil bulbs you will find many many conversations about them.
Majority of the bulbs sold for reptiles are not sufficent for beardies and many are harmful. Some of the bad ones I can think of off hand are....Coil bulbs of any kind...Compact bulbs of any kind...ESU brand bulbs of any kind...Reptiglo's(I believe that one of the bulbs they put out is okay but I don't remember which one).
The reptisun 10.0, or the Arcadia 12 are good bulbs on UVB output for beardies or a MVB(mercury vapor bulb)(Which is only recommended to use on 40gal breeders or larger.)
The cheapest place to find the reptisun 10.0 are these 2 places.
http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-fluorescent-bulbs/504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10.0-uvb-bulb.html
http://www.reptilesupply.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=reptisun+10.0
The fixures are a T-8 an you can pick them up cheapest at any hardware store. :wink:
The bulb should stretch the length of the enclosure.
peera":d4f85 said:QFT. I also wanted to add Zilla UVB to her list of not-to-be-trusted bulbs, I've never been so scared in my life as the 2 days I had a Zilla UVB on Gibby and he stopped eating and opening his eyes. I thought I'd killed him! And the "ok" ReptiGlo is the 8.0, but it's critical that there's plenty of bright white light to offset it.fresnowitte":d4f85 said:Okay I must inform you that the coil bulbs have caused health issues in beardies they do not put out the proper UVB for bearded dragons. If you read the article on lighting and heating I linked you to it may help some. Also if you use the sites google search at the top right of the page and google coil bulbs you will find many many conversations about them.
Majority of the bulbs sold for reptiles are not sufficent for beardies and many are harmful. Some of the bad ones I can think of off hand are....Coil bulbs of any kind...Compact bulbs of any kind...ESU brand bulbs of any kind...Reptiglo's(I believe that one of the bulbs they put out is okay but I don't remember which one).
The reptisun 10.0, or the Arcadia 12 are good bulbs on UVB output for beardies or a MVB(mercury vapor bulb)(Which is only recommended to use on 40gal breeders or larger.)
The cheapest place to find the reptisun 10.0 are these 2 places.
http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-fluorescent-bulbs/504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10.0-uvb-bulb.html
http://www.reptilesupply.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=reptisun+10.0
The fixures are a T-8 an you can pick them up cheapest at any hardware store. :wink:
The bulb should stretch the length of the enclosure.
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