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I'm building a cage (finally) and i'm still not convinced on mesh i use. I'm based in middle EU, so Iowe's, Home Depot etc.. is not an option unfortunately, and most amazon listings do not ship here as well. So, i have available basic fibre screen mesh with tiny openings, galvanized and PVC...

Yeah it was just what google told me, but they do get pretty hot i guess. Ideal would be if i could just use the same mesh for top as for the rest of the cage

Yeah i plan on using regular one as well, google said max surface temps for 75 watt one are around 250C, but what temps are when you go further away i do not know. might just test it as you say

I'm planning on starting out with veiled just like most of us. The basking is 27 degrees but the bulb itself can be hot up to 200 something degrees i read somewhere. That is on the surface of it, how hot it is 10cm from the surface i do not know. All this is about 75W incandescent bulb of...

Oh im planning on going with plywood for sides that is treated with boat sealant. It will be placed in a corner, 2 sides that are in the corner will be solid and 2 sides will be the HDPE plastic mesh with 5x5mm holes. But for the top, im not sure if it will hold up, as the heat may melt it, see...

One more question that i couldnt find anywhere though. How hot is 75W bulb going on full 75 watts? Motling point of HDPE mesh is at 130 degrees celsius, and the bulb will be raised like 4 inches or so. So my question i guess is, will the temperature 10cm from bulb be higher than 130 degrees? If...

yeah i figured the fiberglass is a no-go, but the aluminum one is not available anywhere and ordering it from like Amazon and stuff is expensive as hell. For sides i'm going to use a HDPE plastic one 5x5mm gauge, that should be powerful enough to even keep cats out, but for top im scared to use...

Thank you for confirmation! So the measurments are correct even for T5 bulb? And what if i dont use aluminum screen. Here we dont have one, just fiberglass everywhere. I planned on using a znced one with PVC coating so its smoother. I can use bigger gauge to compensate for another material?

Allright so i found a supplier that is offering Arcadia T5 Forest 6% 24W UVB lamp, that should be perfect for veiled chameleon, am i right? Before we talked about 8 inches between basking and UVB, 2 off top screen and 6 under it. Now with this Arcadia UVB, what would the correct dimensions be...

Yeah I think so too but it's only 75 or 150 here, no middle ground. But as i think about it more, i think 75 will be sufficient. If not, i can move it a little bit closer to the branch from the corner, or put branch higher and raise UVB as well. The 75W should be enough then :) Of course, i will...

Oh that thermostat thing is cool! Making the process much easier. I will go for higher rated i think, closest one here is up to 150W and costs just under 20€, i think ill go for that one and try different bulbs to see what is the right wattage to achieve the correct temps, always better to have...

I dont think it will get that cold here, as i said in winter it will be aroun 22 degrees ambient in the room, with his heating it should be enough?

Allright, so heating in the corner and uvb above basking branch, got it. Should i go for higher rated dome just to be sure? Or do you think that 75W will be more than enough.. so i dont buy two domes if 75 wont be enough.

Allright, thanks! So heating should go into the corner? And where to place UVB and basking branch? Do you think a 75W will be sufficient for me too? I can either get a dimmer or buy multiple wattages of bulbs, that will be cheaper and try different ones to achieve temps i need. Thanks for tips...

I will make sure it's a smooth PVC coated one. Also ur right about the heating too, as always. So UVB 2 inches off screen and heating 4 inches? And then dim the heating bulb so basking is 27 while he's a baby and once he's an adult, raise to 29? Or some other temp? Good trick with the hand, will...

Yeah their measurmets are without screen for sure. So when they say put it 8 inch away without screen, how far it should be with a screen there? Or do i ignore the screen when it's wide gauge one? I will do my best polishing the aluminium sheet to act as a reflector then, thank you! For the...

Thank you for your time that you spent researching it really. Their site says that the higher output UVB tubes can compensate for the screen filtering some of the UVB, but they do not have specific measurements for that unfortunately.. i think the information on the box they meant is the table...

Amazon does not have a warehouse in this country and closest one have 15 20€ shipping on every little item, and as i mentioned before i am trying to stay on budget. Whole cage will cost under 300 and the lights from amazon or other international website would cost me 100€ or more.. that seems a...

That looks really pretty! I would love some feedback on their bulbs but if it's too much trouble please do not do it, you don't have to. Already helped me a great lot! For the T8 fish fixture, nope again, all here is LED. Nothing is for fluorescent tubes anymore, even the tube lights are LEDs...

I studied their bulbs here and from that i wanted to go with UVB150 45cm bulb and a fixture i sent before. They state that the stronger bulb can compensate for the loss that the screen is causing and also their chart for distance states that chameleon should be about 7-8 inches from the bulb...