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Originally Posted by murrindindi
You need to find out exactly what the minimum distance should be from the surface of the bulb to the surface of the animal. I`ve been using MVB`s for many years, if the manufacturers instructions are not followed precisely they can cause serious burns (the info should be in the instructions that came with the bulb).
The bulb looked to be on a slight angle, if that`s the case it shortens the life of it considerably, it needs to be hanging straight down.
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Okay it's a Solar Glo from exo-terra. It says a min of 12 inches however I'm going to leave it mounted an inch above the screen. 12 inches? At 12 inches my temp is at 88 degrees. Not 90. Not 95. And certainly not over 100 or any where near 110. I'm getting a nice gradient from one end of the tank to the other. Call it a bad decision if you will, but I'm going to let the dragon decide. I have multiple breeders at the con who were telling me it was fine to let them within 12 inches of it because if they weren't comfortable they'd move so...
Like I said, 12 inches is giving me a surface temp of less than 90 and an ambient air temp of 81. That's not hot enough. If you have a better solution, please tell.
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