Getting food ready for first Tort

[Easter Bunny]

I haven't had any problems either with the Arcadia D3 combined bulb xx

[Ozric Jonathan]

In terms of uvb lamps, there are your combined uv and heat lamps such as the arcadia D3 100watt which as far as I know is reliable and not expensive to buy or use. There is also the MegaRay Raptor; similar and costs about the same. Both are available in 100 watts and 160 watts. The more powerful lamps work better in my opinion unless your table is really quite small in which case the 100 watt one will do it.

In my set-up neither of these lamps produces quite enough heat relative to the UVB output...in other keepers' set-ups these lamps do provide enough heat. I like to have halogen lighting as well for extra heat and light.

There are also good and reliable uvb tubes and with these you always need additional heat. A lot of them don't produce very much uvb but some of the latest ones do.

I personally find these all products to be reliable at the moment. The combined lamps got a bad name by being sometimes rubbish, but the quality, price and consistency of them has improved a lot in the past 2 years.

[houseofcutler]

Thanks for all the comments yesterday, some more rounded than others
I'm considering the combined bulb route.

A couple of questions about the Arcadia D3 combined bulb:

1 - Is it just a standard (E27) Edison Screw fitting?
The webistes Ive seen it on don't specifically say it is - although I can see on the picture it is a screw fitting at least

2 - Will it be ok with Komodo Black Dome Clamp Lamp Fixture 14cm which I already ordered yesterday

Thanks

[NATURALIS]

Originally Posted by houseofcutler

Thanks for all the comments yesterday, some more rounded than others
I'm considering the combined bulb route.

A couple of questions about the Arcadia D3 combined bulb:

1 - Is it just a standard (E27) Edison Screw fitting?
The webistes Ive seen it on don't specifically say it is - although I can see on the picture it is a screw fitting at least

2 - Will it be ok with Komodo Black Dome Clamp Lamp Fixture 14cm which I already ordered yesterday

Thanks

Good choice , yes it fits into a standard screw fitting but it must be ceramic because of the heat , i don't see why it wouldn't fit the dome lamp holder as long as its rated for the size of the lamp ie: if your using say a 160 watt lamp then the lamp holder has to be rated for 160watts or above.

[gwenq]

Originally Posted by LYNNEEASTER

Use the Jacksons Ratio calculator, it's easier xx

http://www.tinytortoises.co.uk/healthy%20growth.html

Thanks for this Lynne. This is exactly what I need! I have saved it to a bookmark!!

[Ozric Jonathan]

I think the Komodo Black Dome is suitable for lamps up to 150 watts. If that's right then it would be fine.

Its a standard E27 fitting but like Chris says you need a ceramic one. Kommodo make a ceramic holder with no shade which is a lot cheaper and is suitable although a lot of keepers like a shade on it.

[houseofcutler]

Originally Posted by Ozric Jonathan

I think the Komodo Black Dome is suitable for lamps up to 150 watts. If that's right then it would be fine.

Its a standard E27 fitting but like Chris says you need a ceramic one. Kommodo make a ceramic holder with no shade which is a lot cheaper and is suitable although a lot of keepers like a shade on it.

I have the Komodo ceramic fitting already - Actually I had originally been trying to find a refelector that i could use with it but I couldn't find anything that looked like it would be compatible - hence me buying the Black Dome. I am presuming the black dome is ceramic - this isnt stated on the website but it does say it can be used 24/7 and is designed for heat so I guess it must be?

TBH I need two ceramic holders anyway as I need another one for a night time heat source.