Is this right lighting for a red foot

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Hi guys I got a baby red foot and I was given the wrong uvb and heat lamp I have been and brought what i think is the right stuff is this correct?

and I have 2 spotlights as I knowyou should use infared but just to be on safe side got a non infared

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The ceramic heater is good. Make sure you use a fixture that is made for high heat and make sure that if it has a clamp to secure that clamp with safety wire. Etc. Because those clamps fail, fall into the enclosure and start a fire.
Also the T5 is good. But a 6% or a 5.0 would've been a better choice. A 12% will have to be hung significantly higher for the correct exposure. About 20".
The spot light is not ideal for a shade loving Redfoot. I would not use it.
Extra light is not required at all. And that type of light is both too bright and too desicating. Especially while attempting to achieve high humidity
 
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