Re: Cage Lighting

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Posted by Roman on October 19, 1998 at 23:53:51:

In Reply to: Cage Lighting posted by Joan on October 19, 1998 at 23:24:28:

As far as all those Zoomed $12 incadesent bulbs, thet're all CRAP! No incadesent bulb can do anything for your ig other than heat it, so save some money and just buy an normal old bulb. Also for light fixtures (flouresent) the "combo" lights and "reptile lights" are so over priced, go to home depot and buy a 48" shop light, it's got two fixtures for flouresent bulbs and they're only about $10! I recomend the shop light on one side for the first 4' and then two spot lights at the last two feet. They can be suspended from the ceiling, just make abolutely sure that your little ig can't get to the fixture or he can start a fire or burn himself. (and be carefull, I've seen my Ching Long jump a good foot and a half straight up, to get on the couch, so they can jump) hmmmm, I guess that wraps it up for lighting. Those UVB flouresent bulbs are also only good within 1 foot of the bulb, and if the ig can get that close to it its a likely fire hazard (unless the iguana and fixture are separated by wire or something) So I recomand just using plain old 48" flouresents and supplementing his diet real good. E-mail me if your interested in a little tip on supplementing. Hope this helps.

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: As far as all those Zoomed $12 incadesent bulbs, thet're all CRAP! No incadesent bulb can do anything for your ig other than heat it, so save some money and just buy an normal old bulb. Also for light fixtures (flouresent) the "combo" lights and "reptile lights" are so over priced, go to home depot and buy a 48" shop light, it's got two fixtures for flouresent bulbs and they're only about $10! I recomend the shop light on one side for the first 4' and then two spot lights at the last two feet. They can be suspended from the ceiling, just make abolutely sure that your little ig can't get to the fixture or he can start a fire or burn himself. (and be carefull, I've seen my Ching Long jump a good foot and a half straight up, to get on the couch, so they can jump) hmmmm, I guess that wraps it up for lighting. Those UVB flouresent bulbs are also only good within 1 foot of the bulb, and if the ig can get that close to it its a likely fire hazard (unless the iguana and fixture are separated by wire or something) So I recomand just using plain old 48" flouresents and supplementing his diet real good. E-mail me if your interested in a little tip on supplementing. Hope this helps.

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