Manufacturer
T-Rex

PROVIDE 50 MicroWatts/cm2 (ideal level for optimum health).

The original full-spectrum, self-ballasted, mercury vapor bulb, is the longest lasting, most effective UVB/heat lamp available today. It is the product of generations of upgrades and improvements. Comes with a 6-month “no questions asked” warranty. The Active UV Heat bulb is preferred by zoos, universities, and breeders worldwide. Ideal for daytime active, basking reptiles.

*Benefits you and your Reptile will realize immediately.
*Proven to increase appetitite
*Saves you money:by combining FLUORESCENT and HEAT lamps in ONE
*Easy to use: screws into a standard socket. Self Ballasted.
*Project UVA & UVB 1 to 6 feet.
*Veterinarian tested effective. Restores Vitamin D3 levels in the blood like no other lamp.

Conventional Combo Lamp System cost more to run and maintain!
COSTS FOR THE 1ST YEAR OF USE

29% SAVINGS OVER THE 1^ST YEAR

WARNING
This lamp will work best in a perfectly vertical position, in a CERAMIC lamp fixture designed to take its wattage. This lamp produces ultra-violet light like the sun, therefore it is important not to look at it directly. It is safe to look at it through glass or plastic as these materials filter out the ultra-violet light. Do not be tempted to use it as a tanning lamp or for any other use than with live reptiles and amphibians. Turn the lamp off when working within the vivarium. Do not turn it on again for at least 10 minutes, after which it will then take approximately 5 minutes to come back up to its full brightness. These lamps get hot; don’t allow reptiles to be able to touch them. Do not spill or splash water onto the lamp as this may cause it to break, after which it must be disconnected and safely disposed of. Follow the guidelines for the minimum distance that the lamp should be used above your live reptiles and amphibians.

APPROXIMATE MINIMUM DISTANCE GUIDELINES

100 watt flood – 12”
160 watt flood – 18”
275 watt flood – 24”

The flood lamps produce a diffused area of heat and light, including the UVB. These will be the lamps of choice for most applications. The spot lamps produce a highly focused area of heat and light, including the UVB, and can be used to pick out a basking spot from a longer distance away, such as to heat and illuminate a single rock or branch. The spot lamps and high wattage lamps are particularly applicable within zoo and room sized cages.

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SKU:	643854824042
Model:	82404
Weight:	1.80 lbs
Wattage:	100
Type:	Mercury Vapor
Provides UVA:	Yes
Provides UVB:	Yes

Instructions and Safety Warnings
 
WARNING
This lamp will work best in a perfectly vertical position, in a CERAMIC lamp fixture designed to take its wattage. This lamp produces ultra-violet light like the sun, therefore it is important not to look at it directly. It is safe to look at it through glass or plastic as these materials filter out the ultra-violet light. Do not be tempted to use it as a tanning lamp or for any other use than with live reptiles and amphibians. Turn the lamp off when working within the vivarium. Do not turn it on again for at least 10 minutes, after which it will then take approximately 5 minutes to come back up to its full brightness. These lamps get hot; don’t allow reptiles to be able to touch them. Do not spill or splash water onto the lamp as this may cause it to break, after which it must be disconnected and safely disposed of. Follow the guidelines for the minimum distance that the lamp should be used above your live reptiles and amphibians.

APPROXIMATE MINIMUM DISTANCE GUIDELINES

• 100 watt flood – 6”
• 100 watt spot – 18”
• 160 watt flood – 18”
• 160 watt spot – 36”
• 275 watt flood – 24”

 The flood lamps produce a diffused area of heat and light, including the UVB. These will be the lamps of choice for most applications. The spot lamps produce a highly focused area of heat and light, including the UVB, and can be used to pick out a basking spot from a longer distance away, such as to heat and illuminate a single rock or branch. The spot lamps and high wattage lamps are particularly applicable within zoo and room sized cages.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
As with any heat source, set up your T-Rex Active UVHeat lamp to provide a thermal gradient within the vivarium. This should allow the animal to find both hot and cool areas so that it can effectively thermo-regulate. Arboreal species in tall cages may prefer to retreat to the substrate to get cooler or climb higher to get warmer. Terrestrial species in low cages by contrast may prefer to shuttle to one end of their cage to get warmer and to the opposite end to get cooler. Position the heat sources according to the species preferences.

 It is important to provide areas of shade and hides so that your reptiles can get away from the intensity of the lamp. Those species that are diurnally active in full sun will be found to most benefit from exposure to these lamps.

Reptiles and amphibians utilize exposure to UVB light, of the correct quality and intensity, to photo-biosynthesize the cholesterol in the blood vessels just beneath their skin into vitamin D3. This vitamin is essential for reptiles and amphibians to be able to metabolize calcium in their diet. It is therefore very important to ensure that your captive reptiles and amphibians receive adequate supplements of calcium in their diet when kept under T-Rex Active UVHeat lamps. A good way to provide this is to dust their food with T-Rex MicroStick pure calcium powder, which has particularly good adhesion to live insect food, such as crickets. Reptiles and amphibians can obtain their required photo-biosynthesis of vitamin D3 within as little as one hour per day exposure to the T-Rex Active UVHeat lamp. Longer exposure will not be harmful if the animal has access to sufficient shade and hides. If minimum exposure times are used then alternative regular incandescent heating lamps must be used for the rest of the reptile’s normal day length.

In most applications a secondary heat source, such as that provided by a T-Rex Cobra Heat Mat is recommended, particularly at night, when the T-Rex Active UVHeat lamp is turned off. A secondary heat source may also be necessary during the day depending upon the species being housed and the temperature of the location where the vivarium is situated.

The smallest wattage flood lamps can be used in smaller vivariums provided they are positioned at least at the minimum distances from the inmate and that the cage has a screen top for maximum ventilation of excess heat.

EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE ACTIVE UVHEAT LAMP

These lamps are guaranteed for one year of normal daytime use, which approximates to 12 hours use per day. The output of UVB is higher when the lamp is new but the decrease is not proportional. The reduction in output is greater at the start then slows considerably towards the end. The output of UVB can be more than 40 times that of specialty UVB fluorescent tubes measured at 12 inches (20.8 microwatts/cm2  compared to 0.487 microwatts/cm2). Even after twelve months of normal use the UVB output is more than that from specialty UVB fluorescent tubes, even when they are new. This, combined with their heat function, makes this lamp much more cost effective over the long term than alternative combinations.

Replacement of your T-Rex Active UVHeat lamps in the early part of the year with new ones is likely to trigger a stronger reproductive response from many reptile and amphibian species.
 
 

Elizabeth W from Texas says: This is a great bulb. My turtle basks under it better than for any other bulb.

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

Patricia A from Connecticut says: Excellent lighting for your reptile. The combination of fluorescent and heat is amazing. Being able to take your reptile out with one light with you is wonderful!

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

Nicole R from Michigan says: Excellent lamp! I just recently made the transition from tubes to MV, and I've already noticed a difference in the colors and activity levels in my lizards. This bulb comes highly recommended. If the bulb burns out or malfunctions prior the one-year warranty, you _do_ have to keep the original packaging and pay a small replacement fee depending on how much you paid for the lamp and how long you've had it. I know the recently changed the warranty from one year to six months as well. But, as long as you're gentle with it, you shouldn't have too much of a problem.

Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]

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