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 #1836872


Jenny12594
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 Basking and heat lamps

basking lamps and heat lamps are the same right?
08/20/08  01:02am

 #1836913


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 Basking and heat lamps

pretty much, basking lamps are just really low wattage heat lamps that raise the temp on a specific spot, you only need it if you have a real large enclosure i think
08/20/08  04:05am

 #1836967


Jenny12594
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 Basking and heat lamps

so i can get a basking light instead? the tank isnt that big
08/20/08  08:28am

 #1836972


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 Basking and heat lamps

Along with the uvb, you will need a basking lamp, and due to the size of the tank you have, you will have to get a lower whattage bulb, and may have to test different whattages to get the temps correct...

Nancy.
08/20/08  08:44am

 #1836977


Shamere07
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   Message To: Newfgal   In reference to Message Id: 1836972


 Basking and heat lamps

lol im a big fan of dimmer switches so if you dont have the money to go out and buy a different balb every 2 seconds like most people lol. just buy a dimmer switch and controll the temps your self. and yes they are the same and you still need uvb. and what size is the tank never really said that or i didnt catch it. and how old is your dragon or how big?. might be time to upgrade tank.



08/20/08  08:51am

 #1836982


Jenny12594
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   Message To: Shamere07   In reference to Message Id: 1836977


 Basking and heat lamps

its about a 50gallon long and i havnt gotten one yet,i am just getting last minute things before i actually setup my cage.
08/20/08  08:57am

 #1836992


Shamere07
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   Message To: Jenny12594   In reference to Message Id: 1836982


 Basking and heat lamps

how old is your dragon. and yeah thats a good idea to get the temps right only thing about the 50g long it will be long enough by far but the width of the cage might not be that good so you might have to upgrade adventually when he becomes like about a foot long upgrade to something with more width or at that time build your own which is cheaper by far and you can build it the way you want. then you could go mvb as well which then saves on uvb and light balbs every few months to only replacing it once a year
08/20/08  09:13am

 #1837019


Jenny12594
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   Message To: Shamere07   In reference to Message Id: 1836992


 Basking and heat lamps

its about 2-3 ft wide.
08/20/08  10:10am

 #1837022


Newfgal
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   Message To: Jenny12594   In reference to Message Id: 1837019


 Basking and heat lamps

Yes, thats a good size tank if it’s that wide, i think Sham may have thought it was a 55 gallon, those are not wide enough..

Nancy.
08/20/08  10:15am

 #1837030


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   Message To: Newfgal   In reference to Message Id: 1837022


 Basking and heat lamps

well yeah i did. i mean she said long so i know when those are built they make them longer and take away from the width to do so. so wasnt sure but yeah great tank
08/20/08  10:33am

 #1837055


Jenny12594
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   Message To: Shamere07   In reference to Message Id: 1837030


 Basking and heat lamps

oh, i prolly shoudve mentioned, i converted a dresser into A cage for a beardie so its 50 gallons long and 2-3 fett wide, sorry, my fault.
08/20/08  11:21am


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