do i need a seperate heat/uva lamp

[smileycelerystick]

the bulb i have is a 100w Sun Glo basking spot lamp with uva. is this ok or do i need seperate lights for heat and uva? the brand is exo terra.

 

[Yvonne G]

I think what you want is UVB, not UVA.

 

[smileycelerystick]

it says uva on the box, now im confussed do i need uvb?

 

[firework]

I think the one you got is for the dragons or frogs. Tortoises need both UVA and UVB. UVB is more important.

it says uva on the box, now im confussed do i need uvb?

 

[smileycelerystick]

any recomendations on brand and wattage? thanks

 

[Yvonne G]

The only one I have experience with is the T-Rex 100 watt Active UV/Heat bulb. I am completely happy with it. I use only this during the day, then at night I use a black incandescent bulb (in winter).

 

[Snapper]

I use the exo terra sloar glo 125 watt, it has both uvb and uva. I would recommend the mega ray bulb, but they have been on back order forever.

 

[Tracy Gould]

I use Exo Terra Solar Glo mercury bulb at 125w this as both uvb and uva its great i use to have a seperate heat lamp and then a tube light but Mercury bulbs do both and last longer too and they seem to be really popular with other Tort owners so when i made her a tort table i swapped to one

 

[smileycelerystick]

thanks will go with the exo terra solar glo as ive used their products before.