Reptile Lights?

[thomasbecker]

Does anyone here use the specific reptile lights that go for around $12-$15 each or use normal flood lights/spot lights for their reptiles? I've noticed that the price for the specialized reptile lights sell for about double or triple to what the normal spot lights sell for. So do these reptile lights give off important rays to the reptiles for growth/heat or is there no difference at all?

Thanks

 

[Tassie97]

what do you want to heat?

 

[JAS101]

Does anyone here use the specific reptile lights that go for around $12-$15 each or use normal flood lights/spot lights for their reptiles? I've noticed that the price for the specialized reptile lights sell for about double or triple to what the normal spot lights sell for. So do these reptile lights give off important rays to the reptiles for growth/heat or is there no difference at all?

Thanks

if its just for a heat /basking light , then a normal flood/spot light globe will do .
i use normal flood lights for my beardies, blues , and lace monitor .

 

[thomasbecker]

I'm refering mainly to lizards who need a basking light.

 

[ollie]

I just use phillips reflector globes bought from hardware stores as heating globes. Cost around the $4 - $5 mark. Try and avoid the spot globes as they can concentrate the heat to much and burn animals. They won't provide UVB of course so you will have to provide this separately with a fluoro.

 

[kristian101]

i use the phillips reflector globe for heat/basking works a treat for 4 bucks..

 

[dozerman]

I find floodlights and dicroic lights are sufficient. I use uv flouros on all except mature animals. Most floodlights have a clear hexagon in the middle of the lens, I'd avoid these and use reflector globes if the' real' floods aren't available. The clear hexagon seems to make these floods act like spots.