Lighting Question

[Thor]

I am setting up a 2' by 2' by 4' panther cage. I am wondering what would be a good light source for both the chameleon and the plant. I was wondering if a 160 watt Solar Glo (by exo terra) would be good? Any insight would be much appreciated.

[plachance1987]

dont use solar glo bulbs at all, no 2 in 1s. use a ReptiSUN or ReptiGLO 5.0 linear tube. as well as an incandescent reptile or house bulb. play around with them to see what will meet your basking tempurature needs. i dont raise panthers, i have veilds, pygmies and crested geckos. but i believ it may be 87ish degrees fahrenheit for panther basking. make an account on Chameleon Forums. you will find all the information you need there.

[beckdg]

nice first post plachance. welcome to the forum.

[plachance1987]

thank you! there's tons of posts on that site about solar glo, theyre wonderfull (but expensive) bulbs for dessert herps. i found this VF for some springtail questions, but there seems to be alot of info and help on building DIY vivs and such. so hope you guys help me out equally

[Thor]

Thanks for the advice. Like you said I'm just going to have to do some looking around and experimenting. Thanks for pointing out chameleon forums that is a good site.