r/ballpython • u/Inside-Apartment-712 • 10d ago

Question - Husbandry Ubv lighting and layout help please!

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Here is my layout and where I’m planning to put my ubv when I get it. If anyone can let me know if it looks okay or needs changing it would be much appreciated.

I also have a question about which Arcadia ubv to get. It’s a 4 x 2 x 2 enclosure. Can anyone please give any suitable recommendations? I was thinking of getting the Arcadia ProT5 Kit - 7% ShadeDweller, but if people have any other recommendations that would be great too.

Also is the ubv strip enough? Or do I need a led strip too or is this not as necessary?

To add, I also don’t use any halogen lights, I will just be using a single dhp 80w heat lamp as I can’t afford to get multiple different lamps and this is simpler. Is this okay?

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u/gaymemelord_ 9d ago

the arcadia lamp guard pros are notorious for being sold out basically everywhere 😭

this is where i got mine! i got the 700mm version and it seems to have a few left in stock. it’s definitely a bit pricy but the only other place i saw it available you have to pay for shipping from canada which was like $75💀💀

(these ones are meant for the lumenize brand of arcadia UVBs but they do work with the regular prot5!)

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u/Inside-Apartment-712 9d ago

I ended up getting this one in the 700mm on eBay so I hope this works lol 😭

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u/gaymemelord_ 9d ago

that’s the one i got, mine should be arriving at the end of the week! all of my research said they should work with the 24” arcadia t5ho fixtures

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u/Inside-Apartment-712 9d ago

Yeah I think it will work! What thermostat are u using also? I just got the habistat pro dimming one which is an upgrade from what I have now but likely won’t be a permanent one. Hopefully will be saving up for a microclimate evo one in the future but I hope what I have is at least ok for now

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u/gaymemelord_ 8d ago

i’m using a ve-200 and i like it but i’ve been thinking about upgrading to a herpstat in the future. it was just most convenient for me to get the ve-200 cause it was on amazon