Baby Bearded Dragon Lighting

Choosing the right size uvb light is very important in keeping your bearded dragon healthy.

Baby bearded dragon lighting.

During the summer months you should provide your bearded dragon with a minimum of 14 16 hours of daytime light and uv exposure and 8 10 hours of nighttime exposure. A natural environment for a bearded dragon is the desert. A bearded dragon s lighting set up should mimic what the reptile would get in the wild as closely as possible. Bearded dragons require a gradient of heat within their enclosure ranging from 95 105 degrees fahrenheit in the basking area to 75 85 degrees fahrenheit on the cooler side.

Bearded dragon s natural habitat. One is a basking lamp which provides heat. During the winter months the light cycle should be decreased to 10 12 hours of daytime light and uv exposure and 12 14 hours of nighttime exposure. Without heat your dragon will become sickly and can even suffer from impaction as food will be stuck in their system undigested.

The other major purpose of bearded dragon lighting is temperature. You re a conscientious pet owner your beardie needs two types of lighting. Ideally the uvb bulb should span 2 3 to 3 4 the length of your tank. It can be any sort of lamp that will take a 40 60 watt incandescent bulb or you can buy a ceramic light fixture made just for reptiles.

Beardies in the wild receive ultraviolet light and heat from the sun on a daily basis. A basking light or heat lamp is going to help your bearded dragon both regulate their day and night cycles and also aid in their digestion and keep their appetite up. There are several ways in which the proper heat can be provided.