Would a 15 watt Night glo bulb get hot enough to require a bulb guard? Does it provide enough light to stimulate day/night cycling to a nocturnal animal if it is then turned off completely during the night

P.S. light is only for viewing purposes hence why it is such a low wattage

what rep? i use them for my spids, they hardly give off any light, raises air temps by 1-2c but the actual bulb does get hot

Its just for my new king's viv (possibly). So would you recommend having a bulb guard surrounding it then as he does tend to adventure towards the light occasionally? what kind of lighting arrangement would you suggest? It doesnt need to be particularly heat emmiting and not too extravagently expensive lol? Thanks

not sure weather to guard it or not, sum will say yes sum will say no. the only problem i think is that if your going to be using it for veiwing ur not gonna see alot . the infa red are best for night time veiwing, but give of alotof heat

Oh right ok thanks, might just get a low wattage sun glo or something instead Many thanks for your help. where can you get bulb guards from lol? I cant seem to find any

no probs. Guards - Pet Zoo Online Reptile Shop & Exotic Pet Store theres one site with them

Thanks mate, is DIY silicone sealent stuff ok to seal a new vivarium with or not?

i just posted on the other thread. as long as its clear sealant its fine to use.

Thankyou very much! Just off to seal the new one up then

not a problem hope ur gonna post pics when its all done