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Hello, I have a baby green Iguana. He is about a foot long. I got him about a month ago. I have gotten everything in his environment correct but I cant seem to get his lighting under control. At first I had his light too close and his poor head got burned. It was just the top layer of skin, it turned black. So I moved the light farther away...he seemed to be doing fine.

well, I went to the pet store yesterday and I realized that the light bulb i got didnt admit uva rays. so, I got another one. Its a 75 watt zoo meds light bulb. It literally said it admits uva rays....
Well, I made sure it was about 10 inches from where Iggy's basking spot is. for a while I thought he was alright. Well, I guess i was wrong. His body started turning brown, i took him out immediately! I took the temp in the basking spot and it was over 100 degrees.
What do I do? I mean, I can try and lift the light up more, or I could go get the 50 watt....
They dont have many options for bulbs there...at least ones with the uva rays.

For now i am going to switch the bulb back over to what i did have...

Please let me know....
Thank you.
 
the light bulb you got would do an ok job of warming your iggy. although if you are looking for something that simulates sunlight i would go with a mercury vapor bulb, as they actually produce the most uva and uvb light needed to produce vitamins a and d and to also help metabolize other nutrients, like the absorbtion of calicium. a 100 watt bulb is way better, and provides better heat than a 75 or 50 watt ever would. i would also keep it at least a foot from the lizard or more. if your cage is big enough, the little guy should be able to escape the light if it needed to. you should have him in at least a 40 gallon tank/cage, bigger would be better as they REALLY love lots of room, even to the point the if has a good teperment when it gets older, it will like to roam the house, and take a cruise outside(in the warmer months). the whole turning brown thing is natural for all basking lizards. the iguana i had as a kid would turn pratically black when he was basking. it's not a sign of burning, as mine lived for 11 years with no problems from it. even the desert iguanas out here darken up it the sun, especially when they are just coming out of a cooler area. the purpose of this darkening is the absorb as much of the heat as possible within a shorter amount of time so they can go about eating, and what not, and not waste the whole day getting warm. also, if you are worried about it getting enough uva/uvb light, try sitting out with it in the sun for about 20 minutes a day, since its still little. iguanas love to bask, and if yours is comfortable enough with you, it'll just kick back and enjoy the rays. if it has problems with you handling it still, get a wire bird cage to place it in and set it out in the sun, but be sure to get it out of the sun after 20 minutes, or at least have the cage half in the shade so it doesn't overheat. another thing to warn you about is when they relax their eyes while sunning. it kinda gross and shocking at first, as it looks like their eyes are popping out of thier heads, but its a sign of relaxtion, and its also a way of getting any sand or dust of the eye. if it really trusts you, it'll want you to rub said eye! well, anywho, hope this helps. and im sure somebody else will pitch in with their 2 cents :)

julie
 
Hello you are better served with lower wattage bulbs arranged in a row. Like say 3 40 watt bulbs instead of 1 hundred watt. This will allow you to get a higher basking temp while minimizing the risk of burns, as it allows for closer placement of the light to the reptile. Also being of a lower wattage less likey to burn, if the reptile comes in contact with it. By arranging the lights in a row or bank it allows the animal to heat its entire body.

Thus in closing a row of 40-50 watt bulbs is better than a single higher wattage bulb.

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