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I guess you guys never heard of retileuv before. Or tried their products. Ive been using it for a 4 months and my cham is very healthy.
yes it is.
Is the bulb that you have now a Mega-Ray UVB output bulb????
yes it is.
nope...sorry for my ignorance...but "why fix something and isnt broken"...i understand for research purposes, but for the average cham owner...idk
the 3rd post in I said I was using a maetal halide UV/heat bulb
I'm currently using 50 watt basking (every living thing brand) inside a flaker basking lamp that sits on the cage top & repisun 5.0 tube flourescent which also sits right on the cage top.It was a 5.0 tube. Once I got rid of it every thing is perfect.
My reasoning is that you would want to replicate the natural sun as close as possible. And I am able to do that with the reptileuv product. The cage is 48x36x24 with a tall ficus to climb on combined with vines and then the lower area is a ficus and a jade.
I'm currently using 50 watt basking (every living thing brand) inside a flaker basking lamp that sits on the cage top & repisun 5.0 tube flourescent which also sits right on the cage top.
I'm wondering what you meant by that... once you got rid of the 5.o tube everything is perfect? Was there a problem for you with your cham using that because I've had some issues w/ my cham closing eyes during the day & I believe someone suggest trying to rid the tube flourescent UVB bulb light (could be wrong though). So I'm wondering what you meant. Where use using reptisun 5.0 tube flourescent? If so what problems did you have? TIA!!!!!!!
I'm currently using 50 watt basking (every living thing brand) inside a flaker basking lamp that sits on the cage top & repisun 5.0 tube flourescent which also sits right on the cage top.
I'm wondering what you meant by that... once you got rid of the 5.o tube everything is perfect? Was there a problem for you with your cham using that because I've had some issues w/ my cham closing eyes during the day & I believe someone suggest trying to rid the tube flourescent UVB bulb light (could be wrong though). So I'm wondering what you meant. Where use using reptisun 5.0 tube flourescent? If so what problems did you have? TIA!!!!!!!
I highly suggest that you do not remove your 5.0 UVB bulb!!! The 5.0 is not harmful to your chams eyes. If your cham is showing any type of symptoms and closing it's eyes it is not because of the UVB bulb. The symptoms are from something else. What is the temp of your basking spot. It is suggested that you use a simple household bulb for lighting.
I think I am & haven't removed anything but thought it was interesting that he might have & there was a problem from it. I am however using a 50 watt basking bulb (think-"every living thing" is the brand) I did have a YAYYY moment a minute ago & got him to drink when I misted. So I just hope things get better & better from here. Thanks for you reply[/QUOTE
It's great to see them drinking!! So you know that they are keeping hydrated. Definitely deserves a congrats!! Mine drink directly out of the spray bottle which is nice so I know how much water they're drinking at all times.
I was using a repti5.0 tube UV bulb and my chameleon had crusty/sore eyes, Id remove the light and in 2 days his eyes would heal. Concluded it was photo-kerato-conjunctivitis. Heres a link about the study about it. http://www.uvguide.co.uk/phototherapyphosphor.htm. Most of the study was done on the 10.0 and compacts as you guys have brought up already but there was no mistaking that the 5.0 tube that I wad was causing my chams eye problems. So I switched the the reptileuv metal halide http://www.reptileuv.com/megaray-metal-halide-uvb.php. My chams colors are very vivid, he is active and energetic, his eyes are clean and clear, I had a regular heat bulb and the reptileUV mh bulb both on and the chameleon always chose the metal halide to bask.