Reptiles-Planet Ultrasun UVB Reptiles Lamp, 80 W

• UVA - UVB, heat and visible light in one bulb.
• High UVB output.
• Create a basking spot for your reptiles.
• Model number: REPU5

Product Description Why choose an Ultrasun lamp over a Mega Sun lamp? To simultaneously generate heat and light. Ultrasun lamps provide pets with the UVBs they need and keep them warm thanks to large infrared emissions during the day. This creates a real hot spot in the vivarium. Most reptiles need a temperature gradient to survive. This means that they enjoy being exposed to strong heat for a while, store the heat, and then hide in a cooler area. That behavior is called thermoregulation. NB: In this case, it is necessary to install a ceramic heat emitter for the night. Because the distance between pets and lamps justifies choosing a powerful lamp. The UVB fraction from a Mega Sun 5.0 or 10.0 lamp at a distance larger than 30 cm is low for lizards or turtles from desert regions. The UVBs emitted by Ultrasun lamps are still intense at distances over 50 cm. Ultrasun lamps emit 30 μW/cm² (80 W) or 45 μW/cm² (100W) at a distance of 50 cm. To sum up, if your vivarium's top to bottom distance is large, choose an Ultrasun mercury vapor lamp. Because you wish to install the lamp outside the vivarium, thus loosing 50% of the UVBs. It is important not to neglect this aspect that is often overlooked in the choice of a lamp or fluorescent tube. Emission of 1 to 15 μW/cm² are very low and only acceptable for snakes or frogs. As a result, with the UVB loss due to the vivarium wall, you should choose a powerful lamp such as an Ultrasun or a Dreamlite lamp. Ultrasun: power under control Even if a competing brand states that UVB emissions larger than 270 μW/cm² are harmful to reptiles, that is simply not true. Our measurements,taken in Africa, show that in the desert,UVB emissions reach 1300 to 1500 μW/cm² during the day. We also took measurements in Toulouse (France) at midday in August and obtained a value of 525 μW/cm². In Togo, in the forest, values of 700 to 800 μW/cm² are common. Of course, animals don't spend the whole day exposed to UVBs from the sun; they hide when they have enough. In captivity, it is important for them to be able to choose the duration of their exposition and to have access to real UVBs. In practice, this means that for tree-dwelling species such as water dragons, you need to install branches and leaves and hiding places on the ground for desert species such as a bear ded dragons. One of the best lamps on the market with powerful UVBs. Ultrasun lamps are designed for lizards and turtles from tropical or desert regions. Balanced UVBs promote solid structure growth (scales, claws, shells). Prevention of bone metabolic degeneration. The UVBs emitted by your Ultrasun lamp help your reptiles synthesize provitamin D3 (which promotes optimal calcium absorption). UVAs bring physiological well-being to animals by limiting their stress level. Can be installed on top of the screen cage. The installation is simplified thanks to auto-ballasted lamps: they can be screwed into a standard E27 ceramic socket. There is no need for a separate ballast. NB: You need to enable your reptiles to climb to different heights, which empowers them to find the UVs and the heat they need. Read the studies and distances advised specifically for your pet and your vivarium (for example, to find out whether the lamp should be on top of the screen cage or inside) on reptiles-planet.com. These lamps were initially designed for iguanas, because the emission of most fluorescent tubes did not reach low enough in large arboreal vivariums. We now successfully use them for bearded dragons, water dragons, chameleons, anoles, spurred and leopard tortoises, etc. Box Contains Bulb