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I'm probably going to get a cham in the next 2 months. I've been reading up and collecting supplies. I have both a 100w Zoomed Powersun MVB and a double bulb flourescent fixture ans soon two reptisun 5.os will arrive. I also have lots of 75w flood bulbs from Lowe's.

I'm not above buying another cage, but right now I have a Reptarium I used for a baby monitor when I was keeping him outside in the summer months. He's waaay to big for that now. SO, my question is if I don't use the MVB and go for the flourescents, can I actually put them INSIDE the enclosure? I've heard that UVB has a hard time getting thorugh Reptarium mesh, so would it be a bad move and why?

I'M Planning on obtaining a well started juvenile or an adult, not a little hatchling as I'm new to this. Also, the MVB is extra, and if people here advise me to avoid it, I'm not attached to the idea either. I've heard both pros and cons to it, but I want to do whatever's safest and most beneficial to the cham.

Thanks.

You could put the ReptiSuns inside the mesh, just be careful not to get the fixture wet when you mist or find some way to protect the connections from moisture. The lamps won't get too hot which is one of the main reasons I don't use those Powersun type bulbs. They generate a lot of heat and there is some evidence that the intense UV those types of bulbs emit can cause eye damage. A double tube ReptiSun running at least 12 hours a day will provide good UV. Place your basking perch so the cham can get 18" or closer to the bulbs. Get new bulbs every 6 months as the amount of UV they produce drops off significantly at that time.