Hi, Tracie. You're absolutely right to be concerned. I can't believe how many reports are now coming in, of reptiles closing their eyes under some of these new...
I ran across an internet article that clearly shows the spectral power distribution (SPD) differences between "FS" lamps and typical/normal tanning lamps vs...
The graph alone doesn't show the legend: http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v114/n4/images/5600652f1.gif The broken line is the FS lamp. Dashed line is the...
I have a well cared for, hardly used UVB meter I'm looking to sell. I'm no longer keeping reptiles and no longer have a use for it. Please email offers to...
Hello Frances, Oh, I was so afraid of that!! That is utterly disgusting the lengths these places will go to for a buck! ARG!! I did find out that it was a...
Anyone know anything about this brand? I'm looking at a used model. It appears to be old. Can it be useful for testing bulbs if one accepts mediocre...
Hello Francis, Thanks for all of your efforts in testing & safety recommendations it is wonderful you are helping out so much! You are right, I suppose some of...
I have a new 100 watt mega-ray IB which I augmented with an aluminum hood and I placed it above my chameleon's screen cage this morning. He spends most of his...
Chams are a low level UVB requiring animal. Their UVB requirements are not the same as say what an iguana needs. The UVB bulb itself maybe too strong. There is...
I didn't go through enough of the website. I knew there was a "weak" one and when I saw the 100W I went for it. I also have a uromastyx, which is a desert...
Good news! My chameleon's eye looks a lot better! The swelling is down and his eye is open! Close call! ... are not the same as say what an iguana needs. The...
Hi, Lawrence. I have good news; if the cause of your chameleon's sore eye was over- exposure to UV then he was suffering from photo-kerato- conjunctivitis, and...
Hi, Lawrence. I looked yesterday at the manufacturer's website but couldn't find any specs for it, not even a decent photo. Now I just looked at the Ebay entry...
Hi, Tracie. ... regularly ... Good question! The phosphors are the chemicals on the inner lamp surface, which "glow" with different wavelengths of light, some...
Since Frances got you covered on the prognosis...very good outlook if that's what it was...:-)...then I'll cover the light on the uro. Yes...the uro would...
They ship worldwide. Buy it! Only an hour and a half left. If this email, like the others I've sent, is moderated, then it is useless because it's taking like ...
"We do not offer local pickups. We do not ship international. Shipping rates apply to the 48 continental US." As seen within the description of the product,...
This is why UV photons are "weighted" for biological response. If you look closely at the graph on this page: http://www.solarmeter.com/model65.html .... you...
Hello Francis, Thanks! That is a great explanation. It is a big difference. I am learning, this is great. I think I am going to buy myself a book as well...
... The winning bidder was in the Czech Republic. Also, the closing bid was $31.00 Nonetheless, you're best off with a SolarMeter 6.2, however it *may* have...
We're currently testing lamps from several companies, (as I think most people know), which have been causing eye problems (photo-kerato- conjunctivis, known in...
Hi all, don't know whether this is old news (April 2007), but it was new to me. Have a look at: http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0418-frogs.html The actual paper...
... Hello Lawrence, Very sorry to hear about what happened with your chameleon. My first question is, what species is it? I actually have many chameleon...
You are right about the foliage. I don't have enough. Both my veiled chameloen and my iguana are at a size where I have to look for larger enclosures. Could...
Just uploaded to http://www.uvguide.co.uk Full report: A problem with some of the new high UVB fluorescent compact lamps and tubes New report concerns...
