Lighting

[RainsOn]

Are all mercury vapor bulbs harmful to a torts eyes or just the coil variety?

 

[lismar79]

Just coil from all I have read. Ones such as the powersun are highly recomended.

 

[Tom]

Mercury Vapor bulbs and coil types are totally different things. The coil types are basically florescent bulbs in a compacted spiral form. MVBs are a totally different type of bulb.

I have yet to see a case of a MVB damaging a reptiles eyes, but I've seen many cases of the coil types causing damage.

 

[RainsOn]

Many thanks. I find this issue of light the most confusing.
Thanks to all the help here, I may have it figured out.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Yep, coil bulbs usually are JUST sold as producing UVB. MVBs are like your average house bulb, except they provide UVB in a safer package, along with heat.
I like tube UVBs, they are safer that coil bulbs too...