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Post Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 1:46 pm   Zoo Med CF Updates?

Hi, Everybody,

I recently installed a Zoo Med 5.0 CF over my turtles' basking spot (at about 12 or 13"); they haven't seemed overly interested in basking since I did so. They did once for about half an hour, and I haven't noticed any puffy eyes, lethargy, or loss of appetite.

I looked up some discussions about this bulb online, but most of the results from this forum and others were several years old. I was wondering if there is a web site, etc., where I could find updated reviews/discussions about the Zoo Med CF safety levels? Any current knowledge you guys could share here would be equally helpful.

Thank you, in advance!
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:21 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

I am interested in this too
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:04 am   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Are you still using a regular lamp for basking?
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:31 am   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Not sure about any new info but I have been using exo Terra CFL's for almost 2 years with no I'll effects.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:56 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Steve--I am still using a spotlight basking bulb for UVA and heat. It's a little close to the basking spot, but it's also pretty old (I basically use it for heat). It's by All Living Things.

For now, I have just turned off the CF--but they still aren't basking. Their appetites are still healthy, though, so a couple of times a day I just place them in some old (dry) kiddie pools with a warm incandescent bulb (which they are happy to warm up under). After they have dried off for a while, I put them back in. I like to think of it as pseudo-dry-docking...I really don't want to repeat any fungal episodes, if I can help it.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:12 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

I apologize for double-posting, but I have a quick update: The Zoo Med bulb is still off, but the other heat bulb is on. They just came out to bask! Should I turn on the UVB bulb and wait to see if they avoid it? Or just "count my blessings" and let them bask without it?
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:07 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

You do want some form of UVB. I would try it again. If they stop basking once again, perhaps look into another bulb.

I used the zoo med 10 about a year ago without issue. I've since switched to a mercury vapor bulb for both heat and UVB.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:30 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

I do believe they are all safe. They all don't put out a lot of uvb however. You want the best for your pet? Buy a Mega Ray.
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:16 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Thank you all for the advice--I was thinking about a MegaRay or other kind of MVB, but I had heard there was a big recall. Also, both of my Uromastyx had been avoiding their MVB's for a while, so I ended up switching them to Interheat "bathroom bulbs" (which is actually what the breeder I bought them from uses). Since then, they have returned to regular basking (the lizards, not the turtles).
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:10 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

From what I gather most mvb's aren't worth the box they come in and i dont think there was Ever a recall on mega rays. You must be thinking about some other bulb.I just looked up infrheat bulbs. They are sold to pig farmers for heat. Infrared lights. Not uvb.Use what you want but for me I will cook my pork on the grill. :-D
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Post Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:40 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Does that mean that infrared includes yellow light? I thought it was just red (I'm just asking because my Interheat puts out yellow light). There's a stickied discussion that mentions the MegaRay recall near the top of this forum section. Back to the topic at hand, though, I will try "re-hiring" the Zoo Med CF, tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:15 am   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

I was not aware of a recall. My bad. The bulb your using must be the clear heat lamp?
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:21 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Yes, that would be the one. So apparently, it's used for cooking lamb, too? :)
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:26 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

And chicken!!
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Post Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:56 pm   Re: Zoo Med CF Updates?

Instead of a spotlight, look into floods. Mega-Ray has had numerous issues over the last several years but it looks like they are back on track. I'd personally wait a little longer to see how they do.
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