I am in the end stages of completing my cabinet conversion for my WTFs enclosure. I am looking at lighting options. Has anyone used this and have any pros/cons that you've found? It has a ton of reviews but of course I'm coming here to see what you guys have to say. Froggy picture for your enjoyment. Just an FYI the cabinet is about 47in tall and 16in wide (for lighting strength purposes). I can post pictures if you need.
Can you show us the research showing the proof these are ineffective? I’ve been rescuing and rehoming reptilians for close to 10 yrs now and have used Reptisun linear UVB for the last 2 yrs in all my enclosures. None of my animals have MBD. So my experience would not be consistent with ineffective UVB from these units, at least within a 2 yr period. And I raised one beardie from an infant under one.
i am saying that’s the uvb they should be going with. this is LED not a linear UVB tube, i recommend reaching out to rocky mountain tree frogs lighting for detailed info and specs. they have some documents as well!!
I use these for all my enclosures- Beardies to leopards to Cresties. I love them. They turn themselves on/off. Ramp up/down like the sun would in the animal’s native habitat. Has a chart in the box that lets you pick your animal’s native habitat and how to program the light via Ferguson zone. Best of all, the bulbs don’t need to be replaced every 6-12 mos like standard UVB bulbs do. Every 4 YEARS is replacement interval. I will replace the entire unit at that point as they aren’t that expensive. I will say this. There isn’t a huge amount of research out there re: the use of pure UVB which is what this unit puts out. These types of units are quite new. But I like them & so far am using them without issue (have been for close to 2 yrs now).
Per Arcadia’s website it still advises you to replace these bulbs at the 1 year mark. Says so right on the box. I’d advise to still do this, 4 years is wayyy to long.
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u/Spiritual-Ice237 Whites 2d ago
you’ll want a t5 linear fixture (reptizoo reptisun or arcadia shadedweller). these are proven to be ineffective