zilla desert 50 slimline uvb

[tank4102]

can my bearded dragon ive off of this? like is it safe?

 

[fresnowitte]

From everything I've read they had problems in the past not sure if they have fixed them or not...personally I wouldn't use it. But you can check to see what has been said about it by googling "Zilla desert 50 slimline UVB" in the top right corner of the page. :wink:

 

[Narwhal72]

The new Desert 50 lamps are a very good bulb and have a similar output to the Zoomed lamps. I would recommend removing the lens to get the most UVB transmission as the lens does block it considerably but the lens is required by UL safety regulations. There was a problem with Zilla lamps in 2007 but that was fixed in 2008.

 

[Twobeardieguy]

The slimline bulb is a decent bulb however it just does not give off enough UVB rays.

 

[Narwhal72]

I think you may be thinking of the older ESU 7% lamp that was in the original slimline fixtures. The new fixtures use the Zilla Desert 50 lamp which gives off plenty of UVB.