UVB
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MissSkittles
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Yes, you can! Looks like it’s 36” long though. You may want to get the 24” long one.
Hsandovaljr
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Hsandovaljr
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I actually have this one
MissSkittles
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You’ll need it to span the width of the enclosure. You can either buy a 24” one or just get another 14” one and put them end to end diagonally on the enclosure top.
nightanole
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14" is a bit undersized for a 24. If you can, try to get a 22". Its not going to make or break the setup, but you will have to encourage more basking in the center of the cage. But its not going to reduce output for those 14" vs a 22". So you will just have dead zones for 6" on either size of the bulb in the cage, so just fill those up with feeders 
Klyde O'Scope
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You can, but IMO it's extremely overpriced.
IMO you can do much better price-shopping for a generic fixture—see:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/need-a-better-uvb-light.184148/#post-1689350
These fixtures have become ubiquitous; many vendors are selling quality UVB bulbs (Reptisun 5.0 or Arcadia 6%) in combination with these fixtures. Prices & deals change.
I would go with the more appropriate size 22/24" bulb/enclosure.
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Klyde O'Scope
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So you will just have dead zones for 6" on either size of the bulb in the cage, so just fill those up with feeders
Feel free to verify with a meter (how I learned this), but IME, the ends still get a good amount of coverage. Not as much as directly under the center of the tube, but definitely not dead. The angle of effect is approx. 60°. At 9" away, this extends the marginal length by ~5"+ (each end).
Hsandovaljr
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14" is a bit undersized for a 24. If you can, try to get a 22". Its not going to make or break the setup, but you will have to encourage more basking in the center of the cage. But its not going to reduce output for those 14" vs a 22". So you will just have dead zones for 6" on either size of the bulb in the cage, so just fill those up with feeders
Hsandovaljr
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nightanole
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If you have a 18x18x36 cage, you can fit a 22" diag.
Klyde O'Scope
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Usually to accommodate a UVB that's longer than the width of the enclosure.
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