Finding the right ficture

[ThomasR]

So I'm trying to find a light fixture that I can attach to the tegu enlcosure that I am planning to build and I found one on youtube but I have no clue what it is called, so, can anyone identify its name at 3 minutes and 52 seconds of this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK-wGXkMiHg

And a few more questions. How many UVB lights should I put in(like one on each side)? Should I also put a different higher watt light in? What wattage do you recommend?

Thanks

 

[spidersandmonsters]

If you can't find a good one, I just cut a metal lampstand in half and clamped my bulb to the top of it haha it's super easy to adjust and doesnt take up any space in your enclosure.

 

[Jason]

the one in the video can be found at home depot. it's two parts. there is a ceramic light socket and a electrical box to mount it. the box in the video is a round one, if you've ever taken down a light fixture or ceiling fan the box is inside the ceiling. they have pre-punched holes in the sides to hook it up to conduit. you just pick which side you want and poke it out with a screwdriver. In the video it looks like he just ran the wire into one of the holes without conduit.

as far as bulbs go, usually a single MVB is good enough unless your temps are reading a little low. you can suppliment that with a regular incandescent bulb.

If you prefer more UVB you can add in a second MVB. they also produce heat, so if that would cause the temp to be to high you can add a flourescent uvb bulb.

Check out reptileuv.com they have (or atleast used to have) a video showing a pretty interesting way to go about lighting (I've been using this in my iguana's enclosure) I use a total of four fixtures. One is an MVB bulb, one has a standard incandescent bulb. and there are 2 flourescent fixtures; one is UVB the other is standard "full spectrum" tubes (they do not produce UVB) they are all set to different timers so light gradually increases in the morning, stays bright through the middle of the day, then decreases before turning off completely. this is supposed to simulate natural sunrise and sunset. also by using a few different basking spots he can choose the exact temperature and UV intensity he wants and when he wants it. this could be going overboard, definitely not nescesary, but I'm sure it wouldn't be harmful. Might actually make for a happy herp

good luck