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Hello, I am looking for any suggestions for UV lights for my cobra and viper enclosure. The cobra is 6ft in length and the viper is 5ft. The enclosures are quite large, 6ft in height. I am looking for a UV light fixture that can reach the floor. I was looking at the Zoomed Power Sun H.I.D Metal...

Hello all! So I am looking in to getting a baby Leopard Gecko, but have found some conflicting opinions regarding UV Light, gutloading, and vitamins and calcium. Could someone help me out? 1. UV Light, needed or not? I've seen some people swear Leos need it, and others say they don't. The kit...

Hi. We are hopefully soon to become first time Bearded Dragon owners so we are doing our research at the moment and looking for equipment. I have found someone who is selling the whole set up including a 5 year old dragon but they don't have a uv light and have never used one. They provide...

Hi all, Firstly I'd like to say thanks for all your help so far, even though you didn't know you gave it! I've been trawling this forum for weeks for help and to answer questions regarding my new Crestie. I'm a new reptile owner, and don't know any anybody that owns one to ask for help so I'd...

Can I ask a simple question of those of you who have outdoor enclosures for your tortoises in the summer. Do you still give them a UV light when night falls or do you consider they get enough UV light because they're out all day?

how close should a bearded dragon be to the uv strip?can the uv strip be hung from the roof of the vivarium or does it need to be lower?

Hi all! I've started to experiment with providing UV light to my snakes, starting with my corn, to see if it makes any noticeable difference to him. So far he's gone from being apparently a little freaked out about it to going completely back to normal and going back into his (dark) favourite...

right can anyone tell what tube I will need as ive look and there all 24mm and my starter is 26 ?? its a arcadia acu 18 18w 26mm dia I was looking to get a 5% uv but where can I get the tubes from?

Hi everyone! I am planning on getting a Crested Gecko and have been researching all the equipment I'll need for the vivarium set-up. When I came to the lighting, I was in two minds about whether I should get a UVB 2% strip light or not due to the vitamin D3 intake need by cresties. I intend...

is there any research into the requirement in wether snakes attachlly need uv and how it affects them if anybody knows of any research can you point me in the direction of it i need to look into it for my uni work hope a few people will be ablle to help

I went into town earlier and went into [email protected] for some aquarium plants. My local one has a few reptiles in it but not a lot. The leopard gecko had no lighting in it's enclosure at all and after looking online I have found that some people expose them to some UV and others do not. With that...

Could anyone recommend a UV tube light fitting for a 4ft long Viv for a Bearded Dragon?

After reading Arcadia's fascinating article in PRK in the issue before last on the extent to which snakes use UV - evolving to see in UV rather than just utilising it for vitamins - I wondered about using it with my royal. I'd heard a few mixed opinions and even been told it WILL...

Hi, I need to get a new UV light for my beardie and was wondering which one would be best. I'm currently using the Arcadia 12% 34", but with my new background in there it leaves little to no gradient. Viv 120cm(4ft), arcadia tube 86cm, background 10-ish cm, and then I moved it away from the...

Hey everyone! Okay, so I've just got a question about UV lamps for snakes! So I adopted 2 snakes a few years ago and they came with a large viv that had a florescent UV light strip - I used it for a while, then stopped using it, and the rest of them have never had one before.... What I'm...

I was thinking of running the D3 Flood light I have spare now I've upgraded my viv and put the luminaire in I think I'm going to mount it above the basking spot would it be best on all day like the luminaire or on a timer from say 11-3pm to simulate the midday sun type thing. Cheers Stu

Hi All, I need a 10% or higher UV Light, can be screw type or Tube for bearded dragons. Thanks :2thumb:

Hello, For sale here is my 125W dual spectrum (6400K & 2700K) CFL grow light, fantastic if you keep exotic plants, I used this to overwinter both a passion fruit vine and a calmondin tree, gives them a real boost for the coming year. Runs off a standard plug socket Also included is a...

Hi, I have an unused reptile glo 5.0 15'' 14w. I selling because it doesn't got into my fitting. I therefore don't really know if it works or not hence the low price :). It's also collection only because I don't want post it incase it breaks :2thumb: . Thanks :2thumb: .

Now who doesn't love that awesome glow that emperors have under a UV light :2thumb: And on that note.... SHAZAM!! And a few more non UV shots ;) As you can see they're juvenielles, I have 3 in total, all communal! Very active emps :2thumb: especially when the light fades