I have a 75 watt basking bulb for Moko, but the dome I have for him is small. Do baby Savs need a higher watt, or lower? Or maybe a larger dome? I have divided his cage with one cool side, and one basking, warm side. With the UVB in the middle. Anyone want pictures of his set up? Any advice would be great. From experience, what has worked best with your sav babies to those who own, have owned? What watts I mean. He`s about 8 inches right now if that helps. Thank you so very very much.
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Best basking lamp watt?
The_Reptile_Boy
May 26, 2003 02:26 PM
Replies (2)
monitor1o1
May 26, 2003 03:03 PM
show us the pic's. i would love to see your cage.
Phnoxx
May 26, 2003 05:48 PM
I'll talk about lamp *types* instead of lamp watts. What you want is the right temperature over a large enough basking space, I assume.
I suggest that you try the PAR style lamps in the domes. PAR lamps direct all the heat and light energy downward, and they look kind of like a floodlight. In my experience, a 50 watt PAR wide-angle lamp works as well (for the basking spot) as a 100 watt typ A, the regualr household bulb, in the domes. Plus the lamp socket is cooler with PAR lamps.
Raise and lower the lights to get the right temp on the basking surface.
Roger (Hope this helps)
