the fixture is a tropic blaze, if your cage is 36" wide then you really only need the 24" fixture at most because of the intensity of the light, plus you need room for a basking bulb as well. that actually exactly what my setup is. t5 x2 day, x1 plant, x1 uvb 12% in each cage. i went with 12%...
nothing cheap compares to these lights, im sorry, you're wrong. leds do not give the cham what they require. they're just really bright and look nice, that's it. you can "get away" with cheap setups that "do the job" but overall down he road its only the chameleon that takes the hit.
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i'm sorry your chameleon passed away. i'm sure that in under a week there would have been nothing anyone could have said that would bring him back to health. you shouldn't be such a poor sport toward the community because we didn't sit here and talk you through your ordeal. chameleons go at a...
those blue bulbs are junk, they die bi weekly, if not sooner. stay away from them. you need the basking bulb in the green box, i forget what brand it is. ive never used the household bulb so i cant say if id use them or not. ideally if you can go onto lightyourreptiles.com they have the longest...
yeah, my panther does it too. i named him piff cause he does it so much. hes perfectly healthy too, he just shows me hes annoyed with me in that way. hes never gaped or showed any aggression since i've had him, so i guess that's his way of telling me to quit bothering him.
so........what nightanole said, did it interest you or clear up anything or are you just assuming your bulb is bad? only other suggestion i have is to get another t8 and compare it to the one you currently have.
get a gardening wand style mister with the pump tank, those work really well. they seem less prone to breakage because they have metal parts instead of just plastic and rubber.
yo ron! sorry for the little guy going on you. i just now saw this thread. really sucks when they go. nice work on trying to revive him, its a hard battle when you have to face it. i got 2 chams that never used their tongues since ive had them, its a pain in the ass making them eat. its hard...
look into small aviaries, theres a few on ebay relatively cheap.
heres one id get if i had a yard.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-Bird-Cage-Play-Top-Parrot-Walk-In-Aviary-Pet-House-/252780390339?hash=item3adae2a7c3:g:bWEAAOSwx6pYq7Z8
go into the menu and select auto and your times will come back, also will give you the function to hit up and the spray comes on. if its selected to off nothing works.