Tokayy
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I just got a new set up for my tokay and am excited to set it up. I bought a exo Terra cfl hood with a tropical 5.0 26 watt bulb to go in there. On top of that I have a nice UVB night time 50 watt blue bulb in a dome in the back. I'm very excited to see how my tokay is gonna like her new lighting system.
Edit: After quick suprise realized the CFL was a good light but outputting no heat so I would still need an incandescent bulb. Now I plan on using a 60W Sun glo daytime heat bulb with either the tropical 5.0 running as well during the day, or a 25W night glo bulb (blue) to run at night within the CFL fixture. If tropical 5.0 outputs more UVB which it claims to be 400, if that amount is higher then the night glo bulb, I will be running two daytime lights, one for heat the other for the proper rays.
After experiencing with several lights, I think I'm safe to say I figured this one out. Many may claim UVB is no good or unneeded, but for a tropical gecko they are always exposed to UVB allowing for better digestion and bone growth. They never get directly sunlight due to so many trees and was in standard within their tropical climates.
Edit: After quick suprise realized the CFL was a good light but outputting no heat so I would still need an incandescent bulb. Now I plan on using a 60W Sun glo daytime heat bulb with either the tropical 5.0 running as well during the day, or a 25W night glo bulb (blue) to run at night within the CFL fixture. If tropical 5.0 outputs more UVB which it claims to be 400, if that amount is higher then the night glo bulb, I will be running two daytime lights, one for heat the other for the proper rays.
After experiencing with several lights, I think I'm safe to say I figured this one out. Many may claim UVB is no good or unneeded, but for a tropical gecko they are always exposed to UVB allowing for better digestion and bone growth. They never get directly sunlight due to so many trees and was in standard within their tropical climates.
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