What Watt Heat Bulb For Bearded Dragon In 20 Gallon Tank

40 100 gallon reptile tank with very secure mesh top with clips.

What watt heat bulb for bearded dragon in 20 gallon tank.

For the record a 20 gallon is perfectly fine for a baby bearded dragon. I recommend starting out with a lower wattage che like this 2 pack of wuhostam 50w bulbs see below especially if you re trying to heat a 40 75 gallon tank. This will also help prevent any eye damage. For example a 100 watt heat lamp will produce more heat than a 60 watt bulb.

Generally a 125 gallon terrarium will require a higher wattage bulb than a 55 gallon terrarium in order to reach the same temperature in the basking area. Please place a basking bulb near a uvb light so your bearded dragon can get uvb while basking. Then mount the fixture under the screen mesh of the lid with the two included screws or the two included zip ties. Uvb light should be a tube that run 50 70 of the cage.

I used a 100w with my 20gal and i had to barely turn the rheostat up to maintain proper temps. Yes it will need a bigger tank eventually but at the moment it is fine. Now he is in a 40 gallon and i am using a 100 watt bulb. The t5ho high output uv fixture uses halogen bulbs.

You ll want 50 watts for a 20 gallon tank or 75 watts for 3 foot by foot and a half terrariums. If the tank is exceptionally cold say less than 50 degrees or exceptionally large say 125 gallons you may want to consider the 75w bulbs. Dome and 100 watt bulb for 40 gal 36x18 tank. Dome and 150 watt bulb for 75 gal 48x18 tank dome and 75 watt basking bulb for 20x13 baby tank.

I would say back down to a 50 or 60 watt bulb. The best type of a basking bulb for a bearded dragon tank are. At 100 watts each one light bulb should be sufficient for heating any bearded dragon tank unless extremely large in which case you would need 2 bulbs. Would a 100 watt ceramic heat emitter work for a 20 gallon.

Ceramic heat emitter bulb good for night time only. Way to hot you are probably making it about 120 degrees in the cage when it should be at most 90. The wattage bulb you require depends greatly on the size of the habitat. If you need more than 100 watts for either a larger tank or a tank in a cold room check out t his zacro reptile heat lamp that comes in at 150 watts.

Under tank heater placed under same side of tank as basking light. 20 l 20x13 tank is acceptable for babies. And when i had my ball python in a 20 gallon i used 60 50 watts.