Metal halide – Comes in UVA & UVB, this is a bulb can be very high powered and needs a ballast to work.Halogen bulbs are more efficient, resulting in less energy consumption and come in a standard and mini size, which helps fit the needs of most reptile habitats. Halogen – Comes in UVA & UVB, these bulbs are relatively new to the hobby compared to its older brother, the incandescent heat bulb.Incandescent – Comes in UVA & UVB, the most common bulb used for heating and basking areas coming in all shaped and sizes for any enthusiast’s needs.It’s important to remember that a UVB bulb should be changed every 6 months to ensure the output of UVB is adequate for the reptile the bulb giving off light is not an indicator that the UVB bulb is working correctly. UVB – Helps reptiles synthesis vitamin D3 and absorb calcium, crucial for healthy growth and development. These bulbs come in many different colors to benefit diurnal and nocturnal reptiles alike. UVA – Provides heat, stimulates appetite, mating and sleeping along with helping reptiles see the world more clearly. Together the UVA and UVB will help imitate the sun, giving your bearded dragon the benefits from it to help live a happy and healthy life! Ultraviolet A UVB lighting is crucial to the health of your bearded dragon you should be providing UVB in conjunction with your UVA or daytime heat bulb. It’s important to remember that since they’re in a warmer environment, their nighttime temperature shouldn’t fall below 70 degrees if it does you should compensate with one of the prior mentioned night time bulbs types. Being diurnal, you’re going to want to give your bearded dragon 10-12 hours of “daylight” and 10-12 hours of rest with either no lights, red light, night light or ceramic heat emitters. Bearded dragons are happiest when they have thermal gradient in their habitat with the cooler end around 75 degrees, the warmer area around 90 degrees and a basking area around 100 degrees.

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