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-ryan-
at Mon Aug 30 14:54:15 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by -ryan- ]
I think they've pretty much answered your question, but I just had to say, your electric bill must be awful!!! If I were you I'd ditch the high wattage heat bulbs and get some halogen flood bulbs. They give off better heat per watt, and they are nice and bright! I know pro exotics uses them with fantastic results. I mean, right now you have 500 watts of heat lamps, and a UV lamp that is probably 100 watts or 160 watts? Either way, you're using 600 watts or more, and that's completely unnecessary for a cage of that size. At pro exotics they have some 4'x2'x2' troughs that they use for smaller/mid size animals, and I believe Robyn said they use either single 45 watt halogens or 90 watt halogens. Part of it is that they keep the basking spots high up near the bulbs. You should experiment with different bulbs. Your wallet will thank you.
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