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Hey guys, im building a 4x2x2 tank. Im puttin a vent on each side, and a big vent on the tip. I was wondering what watt bulb i should use. Also i dont know much about the uv bulb u need for them either, so if sum1 could please help me out that would be great.

Thanks
Shawn
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0.1 Female Patternless Albino Leopard Gecko
1.0 Male Hi Tangerine Leopard Gecko
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With a cage that size you might want to include a couple of 75 watt or 100 watt bulbs and have them on a dimmer switch in case they get too hot.

I think the hardest part is buying the bulbs and doing trial and error. I have a ton of different wattage basking bulbs that I have aquired over time.

I currently have cages about the same size as your dimensions, but they aren't quite as tall. I use one 75 watt halogen bulb per cage in the summer and I add another 50 watt bulb in the winter. (I live where it gets really cold in the winter, you might not need to do this.)

My first cage I ever built was the same exact size as yours and I believe I used two 100 watt bulbs in that cage.

I almost forgot. I also have all of my heat lights on a dimmer switch, so I can turn them down when they too hot. This helps me keep a consistant temperature at all times. My dimmer switch has become one of my most important cage accessory.

If you don't know how to wire a dimmer switch to a electrical outlet, there are dimmer switches on the market that you can plug in. Actually, Zoomed markets one and I believe they call it a Rheostat and they also have clamp lamps with a dimmer switches already on them.

For UVB light I use Zoomed's Reptisun 10.0 florescent tube that runs most of the leangth of my cage. Reptisun 5.0 and Exo-Terra's 8.0 bulb are also good UVB providers.

I hope this helps.
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Eric Nelson
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