Choosing a Heating Product

I don’t usually recommend a certain brand, but in this case I do. Reptisun 5.0 is the best brand of fluorescent currently on the market. They do need to be replaced about every six months, so marking the date on the bulb or your calendar is a good reminder. No matter what lighting you use, you will need to keep it on a regular day/night cycle. Regular appliance timers from the hardware store are a great way to do this. You can get anything from a cheap $5 timer with a single on/off cycle, to a fancy digital timer that will adjust more accurately.

On average, most reptiles need a 12 hour on/12 hour off cycle, but for breeding, some reptiles need their cycle to be adjusted at different times of the year. Research your species to determine what the best day/night cycle will be.

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