Habitat - Indoor :: 2 in 1 lightbulb

[GThiele93]

Is there such thing as a heat and natural light, lightbulb? I dont know if i have to go get a new lamp or not now i think my light is a 50wt UVB
I should have payed a little more attention,sorry

This is the bulb and lamp

[shannon_nicole]

your uvb bulb shouldn't be your only heat source... my uvb bulbs don't put off much heat. I mean there are the powersun things I think they put off heat and uvb. But if you have a uvb bulb and it's not putting off enough heat, you can still use the uvb bulb. You just need another lamp and just a regular household incandescent bulb will do. These will put off enough heat, and then the uvb coming from the uvb bulb, and you are all set.

[GThiele93]

your uvb bulb shouldn't be your only heat source... my uvb bulbs don't put off much heat. I mean there are the powersun things I think they put off heat and uvb. But if you have a uvb bulb and it's not putting off enough heat, you can still use the uvb bulb. You just need another lamp and just a regular household incandescent bulb will do. These will put off enough heat, and then the uvb coming from the uvb bulb, and you are all set.

Ah, thanks
so can i just use a ceramic bulb or heat eimmeter
along with my UVB

[FLhaven4strays]

A normal household lightbulb will put off enough heat & cost less. I use either a 60 or 75 watt (depending on how close I have the light fixture to the basking rock). Yes, though - you do need a UVB as well as a heat source (to encourage them to go up & bask under the UVB...won't do that if it's not warm enough)

[SpotsMama]

Your 50 watt bulb isn't really producing enough UVB to be of any use. I don't know what brand you have, but even if it was advertised as a "full spectrum" bulb, it really isn't. Only fluorescent bulbs and certain very powerful, expensive mercury vapor bulbs will produce the UVB your turtle needs.

If a bulb is fluorescent, it's watts are always low. 26 watts is about the top end for a fluorescent. Because fluorescent watts are low, fluorescent bulbs are cool and won't provide the heat your turtle also needs. Hence the need for two bulbs.

The heat bulb can be a plain, garden variety household incandescent bulb. I think most people use a 75 watt bulb but you can use whatever watt bulb will get your basking platform to the right temperature.

The fluorescent has to be a special coated bulb from a pet store or on-line pet supply place. A good one is an exo terra repti glo 5.0 26 watt compact fluorescent bulb. It's relatively cheap and provides the right amount of UVB.

[Vtolds]

I use a 75 watt Zoo med bulb as a UVB and heat lamp, I dont see why you need a separate source of heat other than the water heater.

[N4784N R4613]

If it is 75 watts, and NOT a MVB, then it isn't producing any UVB rays. By any chance, is this the bulb you are talking about?



If it is, then it does NOT produce any UVB. It can be very misleading, when they say "basking bulb" or "full-spectrum," but for it to work as a UVB bulb, it has to say on the box UVB. Not UVA. It will work as a nice heat bulb(you can use a household bulb for heat), but you still need to get a bulb that says it produces UVB. If you get a florescent(most common) make sure it is 5% UVB, or higher.

[GThiele93]

If it is 75 watts, and NOT a MVB, then it isn't producing any UVB rays. By any chance, is this the bulb you are talking about?



If it is, then it does NOT produce any UVB. It can be very misleading, when they say "basking bulb" or "full-spectrum," but for it to work as a UVB bulb, it has to say on the box UVB. Not UVA. It will work as a nice heat bulb(you can use a household bulb for heat), but you still need to get a bulb that says it produces UVB. If you get a florescent(most common) make sure it is 5% UVB, or higher.

Yes, do they only have flourescent or do they make them in bulbs that I can use with a clamp lamp

[emma]

For UVB this is a bulb you should get- http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/co ... _bulbs.php --- the 5.0 26 watt one.

For heat- regular house bulb. You willl have to try the watts to see what you will need.

The bulb you have really only gives off heat. I think you can use all the bulbs i mentioned in a clamp lamp.

[GThiele93]

FINNALY! Thank you!

[Vtolds]

Is a Uvb compact bulb able to be used as a basking lamp?

[N4784N R4613]

No, a compact UVB bulb doesn't produce enough heat to entice your turtle to bask. You need a HEAT bulb(you can use a household bulb as long as it gets the basking spot to the right temp), and a UVB bulb(you need to buy this one at a pet store, or online).

If your tank is 50 gallons, or larger you could get a MVB. It is very powerful, and will overheat smaller tanks, but it produces UVB, UVA, and HEAT in one bulb.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... catid=7327