Heat question

[aiden1024]

I just got my beardies today and I just looked at the digital thermometer and it was high 70s
I have them in a 55 gallon glass tank
Using a red light for heat that I was told to get for the leopard geckos
I have a 10.0 uvb bulb
Should I switch out the tank tomorrow for a 40 gallon or a 20 long?

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[gilliesexotics]

Hi, what is the age of your dragon? A 40 breeder is good for a juvenile to adult and a 20 long would be good for a dragon that is young than 5 months. Id suggest taking the red light off the dragon. In nature, dragons use the sun to heat up. So naturally a white light would attract them to a basking spot. Depedning on your house temps will decide the wattage but a flood or halogen or even a normal house bulb will work.

 

[aiden1024]

Thank you for the reply
I was told to use the red heat bulb by my local exotic pet shop
They are very young. ..I posted a pic in the pic section
The only issue I have with the 20 gallon is I don't have a top for it
And what do I do for night time? Don't they need a light at night?

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[gilliesexotics]

Unfortunately the pet store did not give proper advice.
You will need to separate them as soon as possible.From your other post each would do well in a 20L.
They do climb and jump very well. A top is a must.
No lights at night

 

[aiden1024]

Thank you very much. ....I will be separating them tomorrow
Or do you think they will be ok with one another for a week until I get the viv built to separate them

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[ravenwolf]

I'd say best to separate as soon as you can, seen way too many injury pictures .

 

[aiden1024]

They are really good with eachother
Just chill all day long
As soon as I figure out my temp issue then they will be separated

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[ravenwolf]

I find a 42 watt bulb keeps my guys at 38-40 degrees for the basking spot in each of their vivs, it gets switched off at night (on at about 9am off at 9pm) and they do fine at the moment with no heat during the night, i plan to use either a low wattage ceramic or red night light bulb simply just to keep the heat up at about 18-20 degrees but this might not be necessary depends how cold the room gets.

 

[aiden1024]

Right now the thermometer is reading 90 degrees on the log
Last night it dropped in the low 70s cause that's what my central is set at
The red light it totally use less I have a red and a blue bulb
So I put a 65 watt white bulb in the fixture

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[blazedragon]

i would get those temps up to 105-110 for youngsters. most of use use regular halogen bulbs for heat,i use a 75 watt spot one on a dimmer, and it keeps cjs temps perfect.

 

[aiden1024]

I was just at Wal-Mart looking at bulbs and I was over whelmed with all the different ones
Both of them had pooped already
So their digesting their food. ...but today they will not eat anything.

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[blazedragon]

proper temps help with everything juvys are supposed to be at 105-110 for basking spot temps.

 

[aiden1024]

proper temps help with everything juvys are supposed to be at 105-110 for basking spot temps.

I am well aware of that....lol
It's just finding the right bulb and I was hoping someone would tell me what watt bulb in a white that I'll need

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[blazedragon]

lol....75 watt halogen spot light look for one with a narrow beam..

link to the one like i use http://1000bulbs.com/product/68604/GE-14802.html

got mine from ace hardware i do believe... if i can find the box i can get a ge part #/ace hardware upc

 

[aiden1024]

Ok thank you

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[Germ]

We all have to play with different types, wattages & distances to the basking spot of heat bulbs to suit our particular setups. There are so many variables that come into play, such as, ambient room temps, distance from the basking spot, enclosure size, ventilation, etc, etc, the list goes on. What works for me & my setups, won't necessarily work for other people's setups, as they are all different in some way. Personally, I have been using 'True' Halogen Flood bulbs exclusively (Philips Brand from Home Depot 50W-75W, depending on the enclosure - my choice) for over a decade & find them to do the job very well.

 

[aiden1024]

They are in a 20l right now but I really don't like the fact it's so short so tomorrow I'll be switching to a 40 breeder
I'm thinking a 100 watt halogen bulb will suffice
I'll keep you all posted on this and if I can actually get the heat where I need to be and as far as room temp I keep my whole house between 70-75 that's with the central air on all the time

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[Germ]

I'm thinking 100W halogen would be too hot in a 40, closer to 50-65-75W, again depending on the many variables.

 

[aiden1024]

I just did a lowes search and came up with this

http://m.lowes.com/product?langId=-...=3465756&store=2289&view=detail&nValue=SEARCH

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[Germ]

That looks to be nothing more than a regular long life household incandescent bulb, but may do the job for you. Trial & Error .