The 6 month thing is after that the phosphers that produce UV B is gone. I've looked at the combination UV B/ basking lights they have now but found some 40 watt 5.0 UV B on clearence at our Pet-Co for $10, so the combo is a year or two in the future.

To add to your aggravation...the coil has been found to be dangerous for your baby's eyes and has caused other health problems in lizards. Haven't heard if the same health problems occur in torts, but why take the chance when there are other choices.
Check this site: uvguide.co.uk Sorry I don't know how to make it a link. You should take it back with a copy of this info and exchange it for a regular...not compact or coil, fluorescent UVB tube. I get my fixtures from Home Depo or Walmart for 1/3 the price of the pet store.
And I have had the same problems with the clamp lamps & with the bulb ends separating. To pay so much for them & they break at nothing. grhhhh
Patsy

The above link is http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
Well I broke my CHE yesterday. I was moving the clamp light and it broke at the base. Seems after awhile of being heated it just degrades and brakes. It was a year and a half old. I was glad I had a red Heat emitter bulb as a back up. The CHE are expensive and I guess if not moved could last a while but the price is certanly high for what you get. I have just checked out the Mega Ray again and found the price has dropped drastically $39.99 and it carries a 6 month warranty. I think I will be getting these when my t-rex MVB run out. But I still am perplexed as what to do with a night time heat bulb. For now I am trying to get used to sleeping with the Red heat emitter bulbs on. My torts are only in during the winter so only about 5 months a year here in CA. With what I will save during the summer (I don't have air conditioning) on electricity bills perhaps I can replace the bulbs for winter use. By the way I found I can't use florescent bulbs at all, strip or screw type, as I have migraines and my grandson has migraines that bring on seizures that the Drs. think are triggered by flickering florescent type bulbs.

What does CHE stand for?

Ceramic Heat Emitter?

This post was last modified: 02-15-2008 09:46 PM by Coldliz.

Sorry, yes CHE is (Ceramic Heat Emitter).

ok, just making sure I know what's going on. Thanks

I have sort of the same issue with a couple on my ceramic hoods. They come loose when you screw in or out your bulbs. So far I have not had one break or the bulb. Don't know why the company can't fix that problem.
Di