Reptile heating and lighting: UVB lamp, basking light and thermostats

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Heating & Lighting

Heat and light are husbandry.

Reptiles cannot make their own body heat, and most need UVB to make vitamin D3. This reptile heating and lighting shelf covers basking and night heat bulbs, UVB and full-spectrum LED lighting, and domes rated for the bulbs you run in them.

Put every heat source on a thermostat, check temperatures with a thermometer where the animal actually sits, and replace UVB bulbs on schedule, because UV output fades long before the bulb stops lighting.


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Heat Bulbs

Daytime basking spots, infrared heat and night heat lamps. Always run them on a thermostat.


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Light Fixtures

Domes with ceramic sockets, rated for the wattage you run.