UVB lighting???

Amms12107

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Okay so I'll admit I messed up. Got a bulb from a pet store someone told me it was UVA and UVB. When I read the little book inside it wais UVA. Well I don't have anymore money until next week to get a UVB bulb can the curly bulbs you get from Walmart work ? If not will he be okay for a week? I'm feeding repi cal with every meal? This is my first beardie please help :main_huh:
 

katie_

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The curly bulbs from walmart, unless they specifically say UVB will not work.
He will be okay for a week, but get one for him asap.
 

garner63080

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I wouldn't use a curley light. Get a long bulb with fixture. The curly ones don't produce proper UV that beardies need.

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gothra

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In the meantime before you can get a proper UVB bulb, you can take the dragon outside for some natural sunlight. :)
 

Yamori

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I agree, until you can get the bulb and even after that, take your beardies outside every chance you get, no bulb can compete with the real thing.

Be careful buying UVB bulbs, compact bulbs have caused allot of health issues and even death due to the way they have been made, as far as i know, Exo Terra is the only brand that provides assurance that their UVBs are within the safe range. Something else to keep in mind is the height of the bulb, the min distance recommended for UV light is 30cm.

Cheers-
 

RyuuKirin

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Since it's summer, like everyone else said, outside is great for beardies. I take Ryuu to the pet store with me, and even sometimes when I run errands. Taking her in stores is hilarious, and she LOVES car rides, as long as she can see out the window. ^_^
 

Amms12107

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Since it's summer, like everyone else said, outside is great for beardies. I take Ryuu to the pet store with me, and even sometimes when I run errands. Taking her in stores is hilarious, and she LOVES car rides, as long as she can see out the window. ^_^

That's so cute :) what do you put him in while in the car?
 

RyuuKirin

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She sits on the seat beside me, or on the arm rest. If she's behaving, she'll sit on my shoulder and look out the window. It's easier if DH is in the car tho, he holds her so she can see out the front window.
 

osmbr

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just so yu know that the best bulb to get a beardie is a reptisun 10.0 tube linear bulb highly recommended by beardeddragon.org. exo terras are no good
 

eccentric_amber

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Why don't you take the wrong one back and get your money for it? He should be okay with no UVB for a short amount of time and like a PP said natural sun light is best. My dragons loooooove it, their colors are awesome when I take them outside. :)
I recommend the Reptisun 10.0 and the arcadia12% OSMBR is correct when they said they are both highly suggested on Bd.org
 

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