Murrdox
New Member
Hey folks,
I've got a new baby Panther on the way (yay!) and I'm getting his enclosure ready. There was (coincidentally) a reptile show in the area, and I went with my wife and some friends mostly for fun.
While I was there, I stocked up on items to get ready for his arrival.
One of the things I needed was a new hood and UVB bulb. I picked this up:
http://www.zilla-rules.com/products/low-profile-fixtures.htm
The Zilla fixtures with bulbs included were the only ones that were offered at the show. However, now I feel sort of stupid, I didn't take a close look at the statistics for the bulb.
"Tropical 25 T8 fluorescent bulb with a UVB output of 25 microwatts per second/cm2 @ 12"
I've been using Reptisun 5.0 bulbs forever, and I now realize it looks like the "Tropical" bulb included with the light is a bit more powerful than the Reptisun bulbs that I've been using.
My new arrival is a 3-4 month old Panther and I certainly don't want to start off cooking him. He's going to be living in a small cage to start out - 24x24x12, so he'll probably spend most of his time within 12" of the bulb.
My inclination is to throw the bulb out and get a Reptisun 5.0 and call it a $30 lesson in double-checking my packaging, but if people don't think it's a big deal at all, maybe I'll keep it.
I've got a new baby Panther on the way (yay!) and I'm getting his enclosure ready. There was (coincidentally) a reptile show in the area, and I went with my wife and some friends mostly for fun.
While I was there, I stocked up on items to get ready for his arrival.
One of the things I needed was a new hood and UVB bulb. I picked this up:
http://www.zilla-rules.com/products/low-profile-fixtures.htm
The Zilla fixtures with bulbs included were the only ones that were offered at the show. However, now I feel sort of stupid, I didn't take a close look at the statistics for the bulb.
"Tropical 25 T8 fluorescent bulb with a UVB output of 25 microwatts per second/cm2 @ 12"
I've been using Reptisun 5.0 bulbs forever, and I now realize it looks like the "Tropical" bulb included with the light is a bit more powerful than the Reptisun bulbs that I've been using.
My new arrival is a 3-4 month old Panther and I certainly don't want to start off cooking him. He's going to be living in a small cage to start out - 24x24x12, so he'll probably spend most of his time within 12" of the bulb.
My inclination is to throw the bulb out and get a Reptisun 5.0 and call it a $30 lesson in double-checking my packaging, but if people don't think it's a big deal at all, maybe I'll keep it.
