Bearded Dragon - UVB Coil/ Compact Bulb Good or Bad?

Ryujin on 23/05/2017 - 19:58
Last edited 23/05/2017 - 19:58

Hey all!

I just got my first ever Bearded Dragon. He's about 4 months old. I've currently got my whole set up done, however I'm using a 13W UVB Coil Bulb. I've read on many forums that these are bad and I should instead use a tube light. However, these forums were fairly old so the manufacturing of these lights could've changed to become less harmful. When I went to buy my set-up, the clerk at the store had said that Coil bulb was perfectly fine and that she had been breeding dragons for 10 years. The breeder I have received him from also uses coil bulb.

If someone has a lot of experience with these animals, please provide your input and reasoning as to why it's bad or good. The last thing I want to do is harm the poor lil fella.

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  • bobbified on 23/05/2017 - 20:12

    I had to Google "Bearded Dragon" to work out what you were talking about! haha

  • [Deactivated] on 23/05/2017 - 20:16
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    I'm taking it that Bearded Dragon is a Euphamism. With that in mind, I'd give him an Irish Breakfast or a Filthy Lopez. Up to you.

  • Forfiet on 24/05/2017 - 10:27

    http://www.thebeardeddragon.org/bearded-dragon-setup.php#bas…

    Apparently Bearded dragons require UVB lights to process calcium in their diet. Without processing this calcium, their bodies will use calcium from their bones, therefore weakening them. Multivitamin supplements, a proper diet, and a UVB light is necessary to keeping a bearded dragon safe from MBD. (<-info taken from wikipedia)

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