I suggest getting a hooded light fixture with a clamp, one that is rated for at least a 150watt bulb. Use a flood light bulb (found at any home hardware supply store, like an outdoor flood bulb) around 125watt. That was what I used with my large adult cage. With a hooded clamp, you can afix it to teh side of the tank and adjust so it is pointing over the basking spot. If you have a screen top, it may not be possible to do this.



In fact, if you don't have anything around the house that would be tempted to jump into your dragon's cage (ie a cat or young child) I would remove the screen completely. Dragons are not likely to jump out of a tank anyway, unless they have a climbing branch that reaches high enough for them to jump out (in which case, lower it or remove it altogether). Buy a piece of 6"x1" board the length of your tank, mount your UVB fixture to it, and you can use the basking light clamped to one side of the board or the side of the tank.



A good digital thermometer with a probe you can lie on the basking spot makes it easier to determine the exact temperature of your dragon's basking spot. A temp gun is useful as well.
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