Anisa.corp
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How far should the basking spot be from the heat bulb and can you hang the lights above the cage so that the basking branch can be higher up in the cage?
Height of the lights
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Grayson Payne
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I hang my basking bulb from my ceiling using a chain. Also, there are some attachments you can make to cages that allows them to be hung. A rule of thumb for heat bulb placement is to put your hand closest to it near on the top of the screen. If it’s too hot for you, it’s too hot for them.
nightanole
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ill throw a monkey into the wrench. Why does the basking bulb need to be on top of the cage? Why cant it be at an angle on the side of the cage? Either mount you should angle so that you get a wide oval hot spot, very direct at the cham and end up with a hot circle hot spot.
I raise my fixture 3 inches off the screen and have a 7 inch drop to basking branch. I bought this to raise it https://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-Ho...07&sprefix=exo+terra+light+bra,aps,209&sr=8-2
I drilled holes in the mounting plate to attach it directly to the frame of the cage.
I drilled holes in the mounting plate to attach it directly to the frame of the cage.
I learned to top mount because the UVB comes from the top and that way they can bask and get both at the same time.
nightanole
Chameleon Enthusiast
True. with my side mounts, i mount them in parallel with the uvb bulb. SO that the UVB comes directly down, and the basking spot comes in at a 45 degree angle. So you end up with a spot on the edge of the cage that has the edge of the uvb bulb and the basking, in one spot. Still have to do all the normal adjustments so the cham cant get close to the bulb.
Yea it would be funny if the basking bulb was mounted off to the side in a corn field nowhere near the uvb bulb
They need to make a dual UVB that has some basking bulb mounts in the middle of the 2 uvb linears...
Kamikaze Chameleon
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Theres actually a pretty nice fixture from carolina that has t5h0 and 3 halide basking bulbs on one fixture, i almost got it but just ended up using what i have and saved money.True. with my side mounts, i mount them in parallel with the uvb bulb. SO that the UVB comes directly down, and the basking spot comes in at a 45 degree angle. So you end up with a spot on the edge of the cage that has the edge of the uvb bulb and the basking, in one spot. Still have to do all the normal adjustments so the cham cant get close to the bulb.
Yea it would be funny if the basking bulb was mounted off to the side in a corn field nowhere near the uvb bulb
They need to make a dual UVB that has some basking bulb mounts in the middle of the 2 uvb linears...
Anisa.corp
Established Member
That sounds awesome how much was it?
Anisa.corp
Established Member
Lol sounds like it was definitely made for chameleons then
