For example a 100 watt heat lamp will produce more heat than a 60 watt bulb.
What watt heat bulb for bearded dragon in 40 gallon tank.
How to mount a uvb bulb for a bearded dragon.
If you do go that route look below for a checklist to make a great habitat for your bearded dragon.
29 gallon long aquarium with reptile screen top.
Reptisun 10 0 uvb 18 fluorescent bulb with ge 18 light fixture.
Dome and 150 watt bulb for 75 gal 48x18 tank dome and 75 watt basking bulb for 20x13 baby tank.
If you need more than 100 watts for either a larger tank or a tank in a cold room check out t his zacro reptile heat lamp that comes in at 150 watts.
We recently moved our bearded dragon from a 20 gallon tank to a 40 gallon tank.
Temperature guidelines for bearded dragons.
If you get an energy saving bulb you might need higher wattage because it won t produce much heat.
Try a 60 watt and if your house or room is cold and it isn t getting hot enough add a slightly higher wattage bulb such as a 75.
Baby bearded dragon enclosure setup.
40 100 gallon reptile tank with very secure mesh top with clips.
20 l 20x13 tank is acceptable for babies.
We had been using a 100w bulb in our original tank and the temperature was between 95 110 on the warm side.
The wattage bulb you require depends greatly on the size of the habitat.
Generally a 125 gallon terrarium will require a higher wattage bulb than a 55 gallon terrarium in order to reach the same temperature in the basking area.
Typically 5 0s are adequate for only a short period of time before they re an insufficient source of uvb for adolescent and adult dragons in 40 gallon tank.
For example with a 40 gallon breeder tank you might achieve ideal temperatures for your bearded dragon with a 50 60watt halogen flood bulb.
For the record a 20 gallon is perfectly fine for a baby bearded dragon.
This is important for these desert dwelling creatures since they cannot go long extended periods without heat.
Under tank heater placed under same side of tank as basking light.
So i recommend just getting a repti sun 10 0 to begin with and mounting it at least 6 8 inches away from your bearded dragon.
Heat lamps are to keep your bearded dragon s tank up at the right temperature range.
At 100 watts each one light bulb should be sufficient for heating any bearded dragon tank unless extremely large in which case you would need 2 bulbs.
A bearded dragon tank should be kept at an overall temperature range of 90 95 degrees fahrenheit 32 35 c during the day.
Yes it will need a bigger tank eventually but at the moment it is fine.
65 degrees fahrenheit 18 3 celsius is the minimum temperature for bearded dragon s tank at night.
You can pick up 40 gallon breeders and larger tanks fairly cheap at local pet stores.
So if your room is at least 65 degrees f 18 3 c you would not need to heat your bearded dragon s tank at night.