5 or 10 UVB?

[Dutchy88]

So I got a 100*50*50cm vivarium for my soon to arrive Pygmy dragons(2). Just wondering your thoughts on if a 5 or 10 UVB bulb. At the moment the hot end is 32 (40 in highest basking spot) and 25 at cool end( I'm hoping a 25 watt UVB will make up the difference, let me know wat u think) I'm just wondering if a 5 or 10 UVB for my UVB let me know wat you reckon.

 

[kr0nick]

Hey mate for A Pygmy bearded dragon. I would use A UVB10 bulb as they are for species who bask under direct sunlight. The UVB5 are for rainforest species such as Boyds would be my guess.

 

[Erebos]

+1


Cheers Brenton

 

[Dutchy88]

Or ok tar I didn't know that

 

[Egernia]

Most of the full spectrum reptile UV bulbs come in 2, 5 and 10%. You could get away with either the 5 or 10% but if you have not purchased the bulb yet then 10% would be the best choice. Your wattage is going to dictate the brightness of the bulb and not the heat output as fluro bulbs only give off marginal heat.