Basking lamp HELP plz

[corey-lee]

hey guys i need help seting up a bearded Dragons cage i dont know what sorta basking lamp i will need
in my loacl pet shop we have this brand of light but what watge will i get

if you could can yous inform me what els i will need for bearded dragons thanks for you time ppl hope yous can help me out

[corey-lee]

this is my set up well what i have so far

[MrBredli]

Hi Mate,

Unless you have a separate UV flouroscent tube, then that light won't be any good as they must have a source of UV. You can get globes called Mercury Vapour Globes that give off heat and UV. Is that setup all one cage? If so, you could probably have a 75W MVG on the right hand side and that is all you would need. You can't use thermostats with the MVG though, so you'll have to keep an eye on the temps. Perhaps add a bit more ventilation, and ensure the enclosure is in the coolest room in the house.

Cheers

Brendon

[MrBredli]

And i would avoid buying from a petshop as they are usually very expensive. Have a look here www.herpshop.com.au or here www.animalattraction.com.au , even with the cost of shipping it normally works out much cheaper than pet store prices.

[lizardlover]

Are those three small enclosures on the left for breeding or for small geckos etc.???

[corey-lee]

they can be basicly any thing they just slide out of the back so if i wonted yer i could use em for breeding ot gecko's

[Earthling]

Funky cage...i like it.
Im not sure how much heat mercury vapours make but you may need LOTS of ventilation to have a 100watt going for 12 hours a day, especially for a cage this small(what size is your main cage).
Also......a bearded dragon really needs a 4foot x 2 foot cage minimum. your cage however will be great for the first year or so(unless its bigger then what it looks).
For heating I currently use a ceramic holder(downlight $6 from bunnings)screw type and change globe size to suit the season and temps. Globes are just normal house globes with screw fitting.
This provides all the heat they need.

For UVB another light is needed.
Check this link.
http://www.ultimatereptiles.com.au/c...cf54df8585.jpg

These are good........but..... a cheaper, better and more aesthetic option is a 2 foot flouro holder with a $10 NEC T10 Blacklight(white though). This provides more UVB then anything else. Heres another link
http://www.reptilesdownunder.com/rep...tingtestsa.php

Good luck.

[corey-lee]

well the right hand side tank part is 3 ft do you think that will be eough for them and if it ant i will just opean the first box to em and a place to cool down

[corey-lee]

if i use the fist box area wich i am its 4 ft adding that frst box on