Can these uvb light be harmful to your reptiles

[PdragonChameleons]

Can someone please tell me if these kind of uvb lights are harmful to your reptile i know the coiled uvb lights are but these count as coiled

 

[brownie64]

Actually it was this exact type that caused all the problems a few years back it wasn't the coiled ones. I think they have sense resolved the issues with these. However I would recommend getting the linier bulb if at all possible because it distributes the UVBs much more evenly.

 

[Sputnik's Mom]

The reptile specialty shop I got my veiled from said I could leave the UVB on all night and it is like a full moon. Thoughts?

 

[Lathis]

No, all lights off at night. Not even red lights should stay on.

 

[Sputnik's Mom]

No, all lights off at night. Not even red lights should stay on.

Thank you! ! I will start shutting everything off tonight

 

[PdragonChameleons]

All right thanks

 

[Kingkush]

Also i recommend dropping the couple hundred on a uvb test gauage Solarmeter Model 6.2 UVB Meter for Reptiles so you know when its time to replace

 

[RyanAMP]

I too was wondering about these bulbs, I recently upgraded my hood and there is no spot for a long bulb, so I use 2 of these. So these are bad or not bad?

 

[trickedoutbiker]

I'm also wondering about the standalone UVB bulbs. Im about to get a new cage for my chameleon since he is entering adult stage and I've been using a standard light lamp with a UVB 5.0 for a while now. I don't see how the Reptisun 5.0 would be bad for a chameleon, because those bulbs are the ones that come with ZOO MED's "Chameleon Starter Kit" packages. when I upgrade to an adult cage soon I was thinking of getting a standalone Reptisun 10.0 bulb and use it with the light lamp I already have. I've read mixed feelings about the bulbs.... some people say that a linear tube light is better because it spreads the UVB out a little more.... but unless my chameleon's cage is 4 feet wide (and it isn't) then there should really be no reason that a standalone Reptisun 10.0 bulb wouldn't work. it pushes UVB rays twice as far as a 5.0 bulb, and a 5.0 is what 90% of chameleon owners use for their smaller cages. so a 10.0 for an adult cage should work yea? I know in the past there were debates about the standalone bulbs hurting chameleon eyes.... is this true or should I really consider a linear tube light? I mean I know they are better at spreading light but like I mentioned before, in an adult cage, there wouldn't really be any spots that AREN'T hit by a regular UVB in some way. linear bulbs are definitely a lot more expensive as well as far as purchase price and electricity price. and they also take up more space on top of my cage up there with my heat lamp and dripper.