depends what sort of animal is in it really, heat loving species such as a beardie or uromastyx can't really be adequately heated by those exo terra canopies, but most geckos or chameleons would do great with one. if you want something that looks neat but has more power then the canopy tops maybe consider one of these
Exo Terra : Sunray fixture / Metal Halide Fixture with Ballast and Bulb
the sunray bulbs provide both heat and uv and so there will be no need for additional uv tubes etc.

 

Thanks for your reply
She is a berber skink. I am quite doubtful about the amount of heat the "in canopy" bulbs would give out and really don't want to waste my money on a second canopy if it wont work. Maybe Ill go with a solid top, its probably the cheaper and more reliable option

 

i bought a exo heat bulb for mine to up temps with the exo canopy and must admit its p*ss poor with the 26watt heat lamp .... i did only use the 1 heat bulb with a compact uv in the other side so i would vote against using the canopy as a heat source wooden top sounds good :2thumb:

 

Thanks for your reply. Glad someone can confirm my suspicions. Yeah I think Ill go with the wooden top. I wonder if there is a safe paint I can use on it to make it match the black plastic. lol

 

Darn, I have changed my phone recently but my previous has a photo of an exo-terra canopy using two 25w small bulbs, one night the plastic around the bulbs melted and the canopy sent down shards of glass into my cresties enclosure - will never use an exoterra canopy again :-S

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Darn, I have changed my phone recently but my previous has a photo of an exo-terra canopy using two 25w small bulbs, one night the plastic around the bulbs melted and the canopy sent down shards of glass into my cresties enclosure - will never use an exoterra canopy again :-S

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OMG were they ok? def not using the canopy now !

 

Paints

After a few minutes more serious consideration ... is there a paint that I would be able to use to paint both the inside and outside of the wooden top and would it need to be sealed? Is there a type of paint/sealant that is safe and wont give off any nasty fumes when it gets heated by the bulbs ? (I mean the bulbs will be attatched to the painted wood and obviously they get hot)

Or what about that "wood look" stuff they use to make book cases and desks etc.. I forget what its called but its basicly like a fake wood face put onto a sheet of mdf or something... They make whole vivs out of the stuff right ? so I guess that would be safe?

 

Found them on my facebook

 

Wow! Have you contacted exo terra about it ? would love to know what they have to say about that.

 

I didn't, maybe I should have!

This was back in 2011 though I doubt it would do much good now.

 

Habistat do I hood that has space for two UV tubes and two bulbs I have a ceramic 60watt in it thats the max one you can use the onlybig down side is its T8 not T5 for the UV
I have not got a link as on phone

 

Thanks I'll give it a look

 

I have also had a bulb holder melt in an exocanopy but dont recall the make of bulb I used . It was not greater than 25 watt though. I would have expected that if the maximum wattage is 25 watt the holder would be able to withstand a higher output so that there is a safety margin. It is a worry and its not always possible to keep an eye on things when they are in use. I do check the canopies on quite a regular basis now to see if there is any sign of melting.

I dont know the details yet as Im still waiting on it. Were hopefully trying a canopy that holds heatsource, uv and has built in leds for night time. Once I have it I will post the info on this thread.

 

I have also had a bulb holder melt in an exocanopy but dont recall the make of bulb I used . It was not greater than 25 watt though. I would have expected that if the maximum wattage is 25 watt the holder would be able to withstand a higher output so that there is a safety margin. It is a worry and its not always possible to keep an eye on things when they are in use. I do check the canopies on quite a regular basis now to see if there is any sign of melting.

I dont know the details yet as Im still waiting on it. Were hopefully trying a canopy that holds heatsource, uv and has built in leds for night time. Once I have it I will post the info on this thread.

Thanks

 

I use a 25w heat bulb and it keeps the viv around 24-26 degrees, i also use the exo terra canopy and find this the best option and also just looks complete on top of the viv.