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John Courtney-Smith, Head of Science and Innovation at Arcadia Reptile says "I have been passionate about providing the correct sources of energy from light to crepuscular species for many years. The 8 Watt 12”/30cm ShadeDweller caters well for smaller species and for snakes whilst coiled at basking, but it became clear very quickly that the most commonly kept species being 3’/90cm in length or more would benefit more with exposure that covers much more of the body, and within the light and shade method. ShadeDweller Arboreal is perfect for shade dwelling species such as Crested Geckos and those species that fall into Ferguson zones 1-2, depending on fitting height, climbing ability and requiring a smaller area of UV energy.
ShadeDweller ProT5 Kit is a sleek, attractive, highly versatile, and dedicated UV-B lighting kit with the needs of modern reptile keeping at heart. This is made possible with our brand new easy change push on/lock in lamp holders which speeds up the lamp change process and reduces accidental lamp damage. You should always provide access to UV energy over an area that covers the animals whole body, from nose to vent in lizards and the whole snake whilst coiled. This means that ProT5 projects high levels of UV rich light directly beneath the unit at around 12"/30cm to create a basking zone but then also provides a wide flood as light spreads out over distance.
These 7% UVB T5 bulb helps with the synthesis of Vitamin D3, and provides a targeted flood of UV from this full spectrum bulb. As always as keepers we must ensure that we provide energy towards the developed needs of a species in a safe and effective way whilst minimising the risks of both over or under exposure.
UV energy is vital for our animals but we must be sure that we do not provide UV Indexes that are higher than nature has provided. The easy-to-use ProT5 Kit can be fixed easily inside a vivarium or even hung within an enclosure (where safe to do so). This is an easy to use professional UV lighting kit can be easily fitted into a wooden vivarium with the fitting kit that is included, or, it can placed above the mesh of a glass vivarium. The built-in reflector provides a mid-width flood of light that is perfect for providing an easy to measure basking area for any species.UVB, 12% UVA high CRI ShadeDweller Arboreal lamp provides assurance that you are providing a safe and effective UV Index even if your animal travels high into its environment. ShadeDweller is also great for many other ‘partial baskers’ and diurnal/terrestrial/arboreal species in smaller enclosures or when young; such as hatchling snakes, small arboreal ‘forest type’ lizards, amphibians and inverts where they can easily climb to self-regulate. This full-spectrum bulb is just 8w T5 (30cm/12″), so is very energy efficient and helps to provide essential Vit D3, and has the standard Arcadia 12 month lamp life. In this way the animal can travel to energise under the lamp and self regulate its exposure naturally. Ensure you carefully open the boxes to allow airflow and GENTLY let them warm up for 2-3 hours at room temperature (never apply external heat) before starting to worry before getting in touch.
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