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Hi all,
I'm so sorry if I've been tremendously annoying, but I've learned so much so quickly that I want to be sure that I am doing right by my sulcata.
Everyone said he was too cold (70 on cool, 80 warm) and that was why he had stopped eating. As of today, he has a mercury vapor lamp. HERE'S THE QUESTIONS:
It is a 160 watt. Is that far too high of wattage? Should I let him have that on for a few days while I order a 100 watt?
IS IT SAFE THAT THE MVB BULB IS IN THIS LAMP: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...erralID=NA
Finally, do i leave this on 24/7, or at night use my "moonlight 50 watt" and the infrared 50 watt?
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. Charli is directly in the heat right now (now my temps are 80 cool and 90 warm and I have a humidifier going) and I've been misting him all day. I'm going to try to get him outside for a little exercise as there is somewhat of a sun here in CO today.
please help if you have advice! Thank you! (PS, I HAD a UVB light on him for the last 6 months. That and infrared. I think he was dehydrating, as I hadn't read anything until joining this forum that said he needed to be moist. I've learned a lot in a week--thank you all)
I'm so sorry if I've been tremendously annoying, but I've learned so much so quickly that I want to be sure that I am doing right by my sulcata.
Everyone said he was too cold (70 on cool, 80 warm) and that was why he had stopped eating. As of today, he has a mercury vapor lamp. HERE'S THE QUESTIONS:
It is a 160 watt. Is that far too high of wattage? Should I let him have that on for a few days while I order a 100 watt?
IS IT SAFE THAT THE MVB BULB IS IN THIS LAMP: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...erralID=NA
Finally, do i leave this on 24/7, or at night use my "moonlight 50 watt" and the infrared 50 watt?
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. Charli is directly in the heat right now (now my temps are 80 cool and 90 warm and I have a humidifier going) and I've been misting him all day. I'm going to try to get him outside for a little exercise as there is somewhat of a sun here in CO today.
please help if you have advice! Thank you! (PS, I HAD a UVB light on him for the last 6 months. That and infrared. I think he was dehydrating, as I hadn't read anything until joining this forum that said he needed to be moist. I've learned a lot in a week--thank you all)