stick with the floods, you want that broader cast of light. and important aspect of a proper basking area is a large enough cast of light so that the animal(s) can fit completely within the throw of the light. it heats the body quickly and evenly.



that is why for larger stuff like Blackthroat monitors, we go to a tri-array of bulbs, to keep that basking area nice and wide.



animals kept under spot bulbs often get burned because the cast is narrow, often not large enough to do the whole body at once, and they will stay under the hotter, tighter focus, while trying to regulate whole body temps, and end up with bad burns.



it happens to folks on the monitor forum once in a while, and it isn't pretty. stick with the widest, floodiest, cast possible
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• robyn thanks on the info with the bulbs u were right on ...... - elplayboydr111, Mon Jan 19 09:06:19 2004
• heres another pic - elplayboydr111, Mon Jan 19 09:07:27 2004
• I still need some advice on the halogen bulbs.... - -ryan-, Mon Jan 19 09:23:05 2004
• what type of cage do u have? np - elplayboydr111, Mon Jan 19 13:41:49 2004
• RE: what type of cage do u have? np - -ryan-, Mon Jan 19 14:19:23 2004
• Another pic.... - -ryan-, Mon Jan 19 14:20:41 2004
• stick with floods... - robyn@ProExotics, Tue Jan 20 01:45:03 2004