Reptile breeding bulb has low pricing comparable to incandescent bulb, except the bulb body have different style of coloring or material. The first one is a frosted glass material with more diffused lighting, which is quite similar to standard clear incandescent. We also have red painted color shell which enhance the emission of infra-red for better heating effect. The most special one uses neodymium glasses which looks blue in color. This could effectively absorb yellow to orange spectrum emit from the filament, but shifting the energy to 1000nm infra-red and UVA spectrum. They require no driver or external device to power on, and they are always fully dimmable with no warm up period and flickering, no matter they are designed as AC or DC input.

A wild reptile typically spends many hours a day basking in the sun, absorbing ultraviolet (UV) light, which support their vitamin D3 synthesis required for proper calcium absorption from food. Vitamin D3 is manufactured in the skin and failure to provide UV light can predispose a pet reptile to nutritional metabolic bone disease, an overly common condition of pet reptiles that is fatal if not recognized and treated. The reptile breeding bulb emit both UVB range (290-320nm) and UVA light (320-400nm) light, which UVB range is more vital for D3 Vitamin synthesis. Without proper UV light exposure, reptiles routinely develop severe, life-threatening illness. Therefore, it is critical for reptile owners to learn about their reptile species’ specific UV needs and set up their pets’ enclosures accordingly.

There are light bulbs with different spectrums of UV light that are available for different types of reptiles, according to their needs. The UV output of a bulb decreases with age, so bulbs should be replaced every six months to ensure sufficient emission. As UV penetration is weak in most medium, it must reach the pet in an unfiltered form with no glass or plastic between the pet and the light. Also, the light should be within approximately 12 inches (30 cm) from the reptile for him to receive any benefit.

Reptile breeding bulb is necessary for all reptile owners if you found sufficient and regular outdoor sunshine is hardly achieved. Bulb could provide supplement to the shortfall for most reptile owner to avoid diseases due to lack in sunlight exposure. They are usually found to be used in pet shops or clinics with reptiles or amphibians.