Panther Chameleon Lighting

[ChamDreams]

Ok, long story short....

I was ready to get a jacksons chameleon, but was let down and ended up getting a baby Nosy Be Panther instead, who is gorgeous by the way. Not sure on sex yet as only 2 months old and measuring 4cm in length, although the reptile centre think it might be male, but they were not 100%.

I was given a set of bulbs and i'm now trying to figure out the best combo for lighting. I've been reading up and i see people saying one type is best, then another one comments arguing against it.
Some say florescent is bad, others say theres nothing to prove it etc etc...so getting a bit confused now

I have a double canopy set up, i can use two bulbs max...i figured a daylight uvb/uva in one, and a basking light in the other. I've been using bulb 1 and 2 for the last few days since i got my Nosy Be. Am i doing this right?

The bulbs i have the choice of are the following...

1. Reptisun 5.0 Fluorescent bulb (13watt)
2. Basking solar infrared spotlight with UV-A (50watt)
3. Daylight blue reptile bulb, zoo med, UVB and UVA (60 watt).

I also have a pro prep basking bulb (40 watt) from when i had my geckos, but they are always blowing after a couple of months, so getting sick of that brand.

 

[RcManChild]

Aside from heat( I am assuming you already have this) the reptisun 5.0 should be perfect. Assuming you have lots of foliage for the chameleon to hide under.

 

[ChamDreams]

Aside from heat( I am assuming you already have this) the reptisun 5.0 should be perfect. Assuming you have lots of foliage for the chameleon to hide under.

Yes i have the heat with the basking light. And he does have real plants to sit under. He sleeps in the same place on one of them, so i guess he's happy on that plant?

So i've got the heat/basking bulb at 40watts now, and the reptisun UVB/UVA full spectrum.

Thanks for replying