Personaly think this is too close

[Jay1501]

My cham has made his way none to nose to his uv light its a new viv i had flat packed an built yesterday a few things on it i dont agree with though i.e the wites to the uv bulb going from back to front il upload pic of my cham so close.

 

[Jay1501]

 

[DavidBuchan]

Is this uvb bulb a 5.0 or a 10.0?

 

[Jay1501]

Its a repti glo 5.0 it says 30% uva an 5% uvb that sounds very low only just realised when looked at box all was brought bran new yesterday an its 15w

 

[DavidBuchan]

He shouldn't be able to burn himself on it even if he is touching it. Studies on panther chameleons suggest that chams will regulate their basking behaviour so that D3 levels stay within reasonable limits - http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.1086/597525?uid=3738032&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21101702346273

I think your bulb is in a good position where it is.....but you could put it to the back if you don't like the wires. My uvb tubes for chams are in the middle (at the top)....and the chams do like to tightrope walk on the wires

 

[Jay1501]

Ok and chams looking healthy yea?

 

[DavidBuchan]

Ok and chams looking healthy yea?

Yeah, he looks all good from here, congrats