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heating source

gtrejo Jan 27, 2008 01:04 PM

I recently bought a 50 gallon tank, its 3 feet long , foot and half deep and bout foot and half tall. Is that good enough for a 7 inch dragon? is it to big? What would be the proper heating sources to use for basking spot?? and which UVB light is good?
thanks

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PHLdyPayne Jan 28, 2008 05:18 AM

most standard household bulbs are fine for a basking light, or flood/spot styles can work too.

For UVB repti-sun or repti-glo (similar names, two different companies, but both products are excellent) florescent tubes are best, or the mercury vapor bulbs by the same companies (Exo-terre or Zoo-Med). Some other brands are good too I just cant' recall their names off hand.

Avoid the compact florescent tubes, they don't work as good and concentrate all the UVB in a relatively small area..so your dragon doesn't get exposed as much. ALso, they are known to cause eye problems.
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