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She is under a coil uvb bulb 24/7 practically.
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01-02-2008, 01:31 PM
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Re: New to water dragon housing
Well thats the only rep vet around for a couple of hours .
She is under a coil uvb bulb 24/7 practically.
Fluker's.
10 inches away from her.
She has improved so much since I did this that I figured that vet knew her stuff
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01-02-2008, 01:40 PM
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Re: New to water dragon housing
You need to go for a different bulb.
That coil was desgned around small lizards with low UVB requirements. At 10 inches even with a fresh bulb (they have to be changed every 6 months) there is very little UVB light reaching her. I would move up to a Megaray mercury vapor. If you choose to continue with flourescents you need to go with a two tube fixture with a couple of ZooMed Reptilight 5.0's
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01-02-2008, 01:45 PM
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Well that was a xmas present that Lucy didnt need 
Thanks I will go get the bulbs you mentioned.
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01-02-2008, 01:47 PM
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Re: New to water dragon housing
Checkout Megarays on Welcome To ReptileUV - Mega-RayŽ UVB lamps for reptile lighting worldwide
If you are looking for the flourescent tubes you can get them online much cheaper than the pet store.
Try HerpSupplies.com - Reptile Supplies, Vivarium, Reptile Accessories, Reptile Habitat, Reptile Lighting, Zoo Med, Reptile Supply, Lizard Supplies, Reptarium, Rep-Cal, Flukers, Reptile Bedding, Fresh-Air Habitat, Reptile Heat Pads
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01-02-2008, 01:56 PM
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Re: New to water dragon housing
Thanks again
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01-03-2008, 12:56 AM
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Re: New to water dragon housing
Hey Merlin - if you take a peak at my profile photo gallery - you will see my rescue Zoey. She has severe snout damage and is missing part of her jaw. I am putting neosporin on their daily and so far no infections or rot... but, I wanted to know if you had anything to share on this? She has had the snout damage for about a year from what I know but I have only had her since August of this year. Thanks.
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01-03-2008, 09:28 AM
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Sorry but I have no experience with snout damage like that. Have you talked to a vet about it?
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Re: New to water dragon housing
if you like the florecent bulbs, check out amazon.com they have some killer deals on them sometimes... I paid 15.00 shipped to my door for a zoomed 5.0
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