basking bulb safety

[baldegale14]

would it be safe to hang a basking bulb without a dome like .5-1” from the top of the inside of enclosure in a wood 4x2x2 enclosure? (meaning for my beardie not the enclosure)


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[BeardedHippy]

yeah, as long as your dragon cant get closer than 6 inches from the bulb. A fixture that screws onto the roof of your viv would be better though, I use Komodo 200w ceramic fixtures, they seem to work very well

 

[baldegale14]

yeah, as long as your dragon cant get closer than 6 inches from the bulb. A fixture that screws onto the roof of your viv would be better though, I use Komodo 200w ceramic fixtures, they seem to work very well

im worried about him trying to jump or climb on to it even that far away, would it be better to have a dome or no dome?


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[PatsyB]

They sell light cages that you can put around your light so they don't touch the bulb if they jump on it.

 

[baldegale14]

They sell light cages that you can put around your light so they don't touch the bulb if they jump on it.

is it like a legitimate concern though? or am i just over worrying?


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[PatsyB]

It's a legit concern of mine! I know I've seen tanks that don't have the bulb covered and I always wondered how the dragon doesn't try to jump to the light. Even the UVB lights that are mounted inside the tank, I feel like my dragons would have been on those in a heartbeat!

 

[baldegale14]

It's a legit concern of mine! I know I've seen tanks that don't have the bulb covered and I always wondered how the dragon doesn't try to jump to the light. Even the UVB lights that are mounted inside the tank, I feel like my dragons would have been on those in a heartbeat!

my dragons not getting near the uvb LOL!! its probably 20-22in from the bottom



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[PatsyB]

NICE!

 

[baldegale14]

NICE!

there was no way i was buying a mountable UVB cause i just dont have the money right now so i had to get creative


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[BeardedHippy]

My vivs are 2ft high and though I have covers for the spots I dont use them. As sprightly as they can be when little, they would have to be bionic to make that jump. Even if they could get close i thought the wire guards would only give them something to hang onto if they did by some miracle manage to get close enough. So for me all the guards do is diffuse the light and heat, if my vivs were much lower though I probably wouldnt risk not using them.

 

[baldegale14]

My vivs are 2ft high and though I have covers for the spots I dont use them. As sprightly as they can be when little, they would have to be bionic to make that jump. Even if they could get close i thought the wire guards would only give them something to hang onto if they did by some miracle manage to get close enough. So for me all the guards do is diffuse the light and heat, if my vivs were much lower though I probably wouldnt risk not using them.

should i use the dome or no? i figured that gives them something to hang on as well


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[BeardedHippy]

if possible I would get another fixture, if not ,it should be ok as long as it sufficiently far away from any basking furniture

 

[baldegale14]

if possible I would get another fixture, if not ,it should be ok as long as it sufficiently far away from any basking furniture

maybe ill just make the substrate lower than what i initially had (4.5in)


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