The bulbs sold by Reptileuv.com are made by Westron Lighting. The same bulbs and heat emitters are also sold by www.uvheat.com. Incidentally, Westron is also the manufacturer of the T-Rex Active UV Heat self-ballasted bulbs. I purchased a Mega Ray heat emitter and so far I am very impressed with the heat output for the wattage and the cost. I do however dispute their claims that the emitters are safe. They can be very hot and I suspect that an animal could easily get burned by unregulated exposure to the bulb. I so far have not used mine except to test how hot it could get a hot spot [150 F 12" below]. Once I have it hooked into a thermostat I will have it in regular use [had to order new thermostats]. The externally-ballasted UV bulbs being made by Westron and sold on both sites mentioned above look to be very promising in terms of UV output and overall life/continued high intensity of UV. I will be purchasing some other their EB UV setups for a couple of my animals in the near future. Oh, yeah and to answer your question I was satisfied with my reptileuv.com purchasing experience.
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Matt Campbell

Animal Keeper, Small Mammal/Reptile House

Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois



Assistant Curator

Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm

Lake Forest, Illinois

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