COMPACT UVB light question?

[ChameLIonLover]

Hi guys, my name is Li and I am going to get a chameleon. I am currently doing lots of research and trying to figure out what is safe and what will be best for my chameleon. I am getting the mesh enclosure set up and making sure everything is ready for him when he gets here at the end of the month.

Anyways, I have a fluker lamp that I want to use to put my UVB bulb in. I got this bulb at petco (don't worry... I will most certainly NOT be getting my cham from there...). Now, I've read a lot of bad things about compact bulbs making chameleons go blind so that is why I want to clarify this.

I have the 13 Watt "REPTILE UVB 100" and it says former REPTI GLO 5.0 Compact.

Should i or should I not be using this thing? I heard there is the reptisun 5.0 tube light that may be better. Thank you for helping me out guys.

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. It's nice to see people here doing their research before they get a chameleon. The coil bulbs are suppose to be safe now but I still read on here where a few senior members still have problems with them. Here's a fairly recent thread about the problem. https://www.chameleonforums.com/my-baby-cham-keeps-getting-worst-128062/

Personally, I would not use one. You might find my blog for new keepers helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

 

[ChameLIonLover]

I have already read a lot of your blog on these forums as well as from many others so I was very excited to see that I am actually getting help from such a knowledgeable source. All I want is for my chameleon to be comfortable as soon as possible when he arrives so I very much appreciate your help and knowing there are people on here that I can actually get help from. I just really wanted to make sure that this bulb and lamp that i bought were what i thought they were before I replaced them.

Knowing what I know how, I'm certainly not going to take the risk of blindness or any kind of eye problems and go with the Reptisun 5.0. Thanks for the help!

 

[Jay Sick]

Save your self allot of time and trouble and purchase Arcadia bulbs you can contact me 973 563 9097 or [email protected] when you know what cham you are getting and how your set up will be. C.P.L'S or compact florescent lights are a bad idea Even now the bulbs say safe but I use meters and measure lights all day believe me when i say ARCADIA is the way to go. view lightyourreptiles.com for pics and info.