I'll have to get some of that panelling. I think we actually have a bunch of it up in the rafters of the garage, but I'm too lazy to get it down and clean it up, so I'll just go to home depot next time I get a chance and get some panelling (and hope they can cut it for us, because I don't have transportation for a 4'x8' sheet of wood). I think instead of holes I'm going to use a slight step idea. Basically just the each level is an inch shorter than the one below it on one side. Then, like I said before, I could give them a flat piece of cork bark leened up against it for quick, direct access to the basking spot.



I would like to use halogen bulbs, but in my bearded dragon's enclosure there are two design flaws that might prevent me from using them. For one, the fixture is made of plastic, so I'm worried a halogen bulb might melt it? It can hold up to 100 watts, but wouldn't a halogen flood bulb get hotter than a 100 watt incandescent? Also, the fixture is in a corner, so it won't allow for a very big bulb. I think if I were to try using a 6" diameter bulb, it would be up against the glass. How big are the halogen bulbs? What specific kind are they too? I will get one for the uro's tank too, but not until the powersun bulb I spent so much money on burns out. then I can switch to a halogen bulb and small uv fluorescent or something.



-ryan

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