Getting Serious for KyJinn

[Lankyrob]

He MUST have UV as well as heat, it can cause serious disorders if they dont get enough uv. We use Mercury Vapour Bulbs (mvb) as they do provide heat and uv all in one bulb. They are more expensive than having separate bulbs but imo the tank looks neater with just the one light fitting. Mvb also get pretty hot so they dont need such high wattage tho they cant be used on thermostats so there is some playing around to do to get the right temps.

Ours go on at 9am temps get up to about 115f at peak and we turn them off at about 6pm, the lizards get 9 hours of uv and also a day night temp cycle as the viv cools overnight.

[NennaMeerkat]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

He MUST have UV as well as heat, it can cause serious disorders if they dont get enough uv. We use Mercury Vapour Bulbs (mvb) as they do provide heat and uv all in one bulb. They are more expensive than having separate bulbs but imo the tank looks neater with just the one light fitting. Mvb also get pretty hot so they dont need such high wattage tho they cant be used on thermostats so there is some playing around to do to get the right temps.

Ours go on at 9am temps get up to about 115f at peak and we turn them off at about 6pm, the lizards get 9 hours of uv and also a day night temp cycle as the viv cools overnight.

We give KyJinn about the same amount of hours for his light to be on. And I agree about the lighting I would much rather have one bulb than two for "neatness" purposes. Do you have a ball park figure on wattage I would need? If they are expensive I don't want to have to buy several to find the right range.

I am guessing the light we have been using (or the brand) has been a UV and Heat in one bulb since our guy is quite healthy and has never shown any problems (other than being a finicky eater).