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ptdnsr
at Sun Oct 31 18:03:45 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ptdnsr ]
Ok...I went to open the lid on our sav's cage tonight and our basking bulb that we had literally exploded out, obviously breaking. We had our sav in a 40L (think a shorter 55 gallon) as he's only around 14" long (yes, he will get a bigger cage as he grows). I switched him from this cage with a reptile bark substrate to a 20L with a desert blend sand. Moved his hidey hole after I washed it as well as his water bowl. Right now he appears to be hiding/sleeping (I covered half the tank so that it's dark and hopefully he feels more secure). My question is will he be ok until later in the week when we can get more substrate and move him back into his original cage? We have an extra under the tank heater that we can put on the 20L as well as a ceramic heat emitter that was on his old cage that we can rig up so it aims into the 20L (top won't support the light). I just want to make sure I make this the least traumatizing that I can. Thankfully he was hiding when the bulb exploded (well...the half that exploded) but I did check him over before I moved him. On another note has anyone had this happen (the bulb) before? It's not even a month old, the lamp it was in is rated for 250W and this bulb was only 150W. Fillament on the bulb is still intact too. Sorry this has been so long...I just want to make sure he's going to be ok, thanks!!!
~Katie
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 Sav Quick Fix (sorry - kinda long) - ptdnsr, Sun Oct 31 18:03:45 2004
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