General Care Discussion :: My turtle without UV lamps

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Which ever fixture. But I would get one at a hardware store, man..they are way cheaper there.

[Kallistos]

Definitely, you can grab a fixture rated for 300 watts at a hardware store for $8 and they'll last you for the rest of your life. Go to sleep savingsaturday....

[rockstar]

haha, thats right! The hardware store is where i got mine and its lasted me for quite some time now!

[xsavingsaturdayx]

. Go to sleep savingsaturday....

well, what if I dont wanna?

The prices on those clamp lamps seem okay, but I think that the shipping is going to end up costing you an extra 4 - 5 bucks.

[virusspawn]

so the light u showed me will work with the lamp?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Yep

[virusspawn]

Yay! Thank you so much for your help
i know its late =D

[virusspawn]

one last thing

what does the wattage difference from 13 adn 26 do?

[xsavingsaturdayx]

I think the 26 watt produces more UVB, i'm not 100% sure though. I've only used the 26 watt.

[SpotsMama]

A 26 watt bulb is stronger and puts out more total light than a 13 watt bulb.

The % tells how much of the light that a bulb emits is UVB light.

If you're comparing the UVB strength of two 5% (or 5.0) bulbs, then a 5% 26 watt bulb puts out more UVB than a 5% 13 watt bulb.

If you are comparing two 26 watt bulbs, the 10% UVB bulb emits more UVB than the 5% UVB bulb.