help with jacksons PLZ

You do need UVb but some UVb produces heat too, mercury vapor and active UVB bulbs produce heat and UVB

You could use the infered in the day time something like a 100 watt and at night a 40 watt red or blue. The watt you will need really depends on the temps in the room they are in during the day and night, also remember that the cooler it is in the room the harder it is to keep the humidity up.

My home is generally 72 day time in the winter and I use a 160 watt mercury vapor about 12" above the top of the cage, you can raise the bulb to create lower cage temps or lower it closer to the cage to get a higher cage temp.

You could also use a thermostat to control the bulb heat output and use only 1 heat bulb that way, just adjust the temp higher for daytime and lower it at night.

PS the florescent bulbs produce no heat so leave your UVB on 12-14 hours a day and and either go the infered day time and just a lower watt at night.

with a ceramic heater, it will last much longer than a heat bulb and hook it up to a thermostat which you can control the heat, it wll cost more at first but last much longer than the heat bulbs.

whats the differences from a red infered bulb and a ceramic heat bulb ? pro's or con's? yeah ill look into a thermastat but i woul need one that you can hook 2 lights too and controll them evenly thanks..

There are infered glass bulbs and ceramic heaters

Infered Heat Bulb Glass
http://reptiledirect.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=350

Ceramic heater
http://reptiledirect.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=595

Thermostat to control more than 1 unit
http://reptiledirect.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=942

Rheostat to control more than 1 unit
http://reptiledirect.com/index.asp?P...ROD&ProdID=597

OK the infered glass bulb is much cheaper but as bulbs do they burn out as you have to buy more, I have ceramic heaters that Ive had for over 2 years that are still in use.

Glass heat - cheaper but you have to keep buying more as they burn out and you really need to have 1 extra all the time to use when it does burn out

Ceramic heater - more expensive, last longer but they can get very HOT so you need to control them with a thermostat or rheostat

Those may not be the best prices, that is just the place I have built up a good relationship over the last couple of years and they have always made me happy! SO it was easy for me to give you examples from that site.

ok depending on how much a get a pair of jacksons for will deturmin weather or not i get the ceramic or glass i mean its 20 bucks more and im going to get a thermostat ether way its just easier but thanks for all of you help

sam

No problem, the $121 shipped sounds very good, Ive seen them for anywhere from $80 a pair plus shippnig and way way up from there so that sounds like a good deal.

yeah im trying to get hte guy to 100 even but he is not talking to me ny more its weird

It could be beacause of the weekend, there are not many shows in my state but some states have them quite often and some breeders travel to different states for their shows too.

If you don't have any luck try
http://herpbreedingresearch.com/lizards.htm go to item #8, email Ray, he is a really nice guy and usually has pairs for $80 plus shipping

thanks for some reasin they dont look the same and the invierment is not realy tropical im not sure though the colors also were not the same as pics i have seen thanks though

sam

There are different species, the c.jacksonii xantholophus, c.jacksonii merumontanus, & c.jacksonii jacksonii are a little different in color and size


http://adcham.com/html/taxonomy/spec...sonixanth.html

http://adcham.com/html/taxonomy/spec...soniimeru.html

http://adcham.com/html/taxonomy/spec...oniijacks.html