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25 uvb long bulb okay if further?
Okay so i got a good deal for a fixture and bulb together but the bulb that came with is a tropical bulb 25uvb. its about 18inches above my beardy. does any one know if thats okay or if it can hurt her?
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Re: 25 uvb long bulb okay if further?
Is that bulb designed for plants or reptiles?
Not familiar with your bulb but beardies need a good source of high UV light or they can have bad skeletal problems. I would recommend getting a bulb that is specifically designed for reptiles and even those loose UV potency with time and need to be replaced. Very important for a healthy beardie.
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reptiles, just tropical ones by r-zilla
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Soooo its not letting me edit my post but here is an update....
http://www.zilla-rules.com/products/...cent-bulbs.htm
This is the bulb that is currently on her cage, its through a wire screen and at least 10+ inches away from the height she will ever get.
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Re: 25 uvb long bulb okay if further?
We use the desert bulbs for our beardie. 10.0 Exo-Terra 18" long bulb about 17" from our beardie.
It might just not give off enough UVB since it's a tropical and not a desert bulb, so it emits half as much UVB as a desert bulb [from their website in the descriptions].
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25" is to far to do much good.
All my dragon cages are set up so that the dragons can bask at around 8" from the bulb, I use 24" 10.0 UVB zoo med bulbs.
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