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i attached a link and on the site it has a active uv heat flood, is that what i need for my sulcata? and could somone check it out and see if it is good? for a sulcata what watt bulb should i get?
http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/UVheat.htm

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1 sulcata ( sullivan )
1 russian ( foxy )
3 cockerspaniels (wilbur, charlotte and torre )
1 betta ( frederica )

Get the 160, he's certainly not going to get smaller and need
less. That's what I got for Teddy. Just make sure you don't
overheat a small enclosure - I don't know what you've got him
in. You could always raise the bulb a bit higher if it's
too warm.

or is this brand better?
http://lllreptile.com/v2/content/catalog/?section_string=cage-supplies&category_string=uvb-fluoresce

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1 sulcata ( sullivan )
1 russian ( foxy )
3 cockerspaniels (wilbur, charlotte and torre )
1 betta ( frederica )

They are the same bulbs or technology.
Again, I'd suggest trying the first one you posted.
Ed

thanks i'll order it but it's wierd that in the pet stores the same bulb is 80.00.
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1 sulcata ( sullivan )
1 russian ( foxy )
3 cockerspaniels (wilbur, charlotte and torre )
1 betta ( frederica )

my first mercury bulb croaked this summer after a few years.

I've got 3 bulbs that are going into their 4th year.
I just replaced one that lasted a month.
Go figure.
Ed

how long should this bulb last?
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1 sulcata ( sullivan )
1 russian ( foxy )
3 cockerspaniels (wilbur, charlotte and torre )
1 betta ( frederica )

Well, it seems like you really have a choice. It looks like a good company and a pretty good deal considering that is the price you pay in a shop and you don't have to go out and get it.
These are all basically the same bulb.
What you are looking for is 'self ballasted mercury vapor' bulbs. There seems to be a good number of companies poping up now. Hopefully this will drive prices down.
I'd suggest the 160 Watt Flood. The bulbs are strange in that the heat is not thrown very far.
Ed

Here in Ottawa, Canada, the only brand I can get is T-Rex.
So far the ones I bought lasted 1 month (was replaced by the store), 5 weeks (was not replaced by the store), 7 months (record!) and 5 months.
I really want to use them, but at 80$ a bulb this is getting very costly.
Has anybody else experience with the T-Rex brand? Would I be better off having another brand shipped from the States, which would be even more costly, but might be worth it, if it lasts longer?
I know, that T-Rex garanties their lamps for one year, but you only get the cost replaced on a 'remaining months' basis, and of course I would need to ship the broken lamp to the States first. Didn't get around doing that yet.
Any input on 'good' brands would be appreciated!
Thanks, Gaby