First Beardie Questions

[murrindindi]

It doesn`t matter whether the people breeding them tell you the dragon can move as close to the MVB as it wants, you need to follow the manufacturers instructions, THEY know what`s best/safest! I believe this enclosure is far too small for this bulb, as I`ve already said.
The main problem you have with getting the temps up is that the MVB is outside the enclosure with screen between it and the basking site, in effect much of the heat`s lost to the room, and if the holes in the screen are less than 1/4 inch much of the UVB`s blocked, too!


I haven`t used that particular brand myself, so I`m not sure of the precise details on minimum enclosure size, but these instructions are for the "Powersun" MVB`s:


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[Abraxxos]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

It doesn't matter whether the people breeding them tell you

Really? Because considering they've been keeping them and breeding them successfully for years... I sort of have to think that y'know, just maybe they know what they're talking about. Sorry but what are the problems of having them this close? Do you know? I don't. There doesn't seem to be any problems. I'm not saying there aren't problems, I'm just saying I've been talking to people who have had them and didn't have problems with this. Is there a bulb that can do what I want and need it to do that you recommend?

Edit: I'm also not entirely sure this is an MVB. Would MVB be written somewhere on here. I read that MVB do heat, UVB and UVA... This box says nothing about UVA