Flukers 5.5" Repta-Clamp Lamp with Switch for Reptiles

Dislike, red bulb not working, Please Return

Llegó a tiempo, los materiales son de buena calidad

5.5" on/off switch version For the cheap price I was honestly expecting something of lesser quality. Mine has no defects, came undamaged, has a switch on the cord, has a nice heavy porcelain socket, black enamel paint on the outside of the dome, inside is not crazy reflective but it's not bad, kind of like an aluminum look, decent vent holes. Just like the pic but it's hard to really gauge quality from the pic. Quality is decent. It's rated for 75 watts and it seems well made enough to handle that but I feel that would get a bit unnecessarily hot in this size dome. If I was going above 40 or 50 watts I'd get an 8" or one of the deeper 5.5" domes to have more air space around the bulb. No sense gettin a fixture absurdly hot for no reason. I'm currently using mine with a 35 watt halogen bulb for basking spot, and I have a 1" porcelain socket extender in there to get the bulb just a bit lower and it's working out splendidly. It does get hot after a while but not like 3rd degree burns the second you touch it hot. Kind of a side note, those socket extenders are nice for the small halogen bulbs because they also get the bulb more centered vertically in the fixture so you have optimal room for heat dissipation. Just be sure to get porcelain and decent quality. Anyway this is a great little dome. For $7 I was kind of expecting it to be more chintzy and just use it for a small UVB CFL or a night light or something. But I'm comfortable with a 35 watt halogen in there. It would be awesome for a small coil style UVB but it's not deep enough for the double "U" style like the Reptisun mini I typically use. It would work if you had it suspended but a lot of the bulb would stick out and that's just not sexy at all. For anything like a standard sized bulb or smaller it's excellent.

Just a reminder for those buying that this only supports 75W and below or else the lamp will overheat and burn. I’m so glad I ordered the right bulb for it. I have a red fluker’s bulb and works just awesome. My snake hadn’t shed for a while because he was uncomfortable, and now he’s back to normal. It’s a bit awkward to set up the clamps and I had to watch a YouTube tutorial but that’s just me because I’n not very mechanically inclined.

I use this lamp for a grow light, and it works great. I tried several other options before finding this product. Some had no on/off switch. Some couldn't support enough weight through the adjustable neck or the clamp. The packaging it comes in could use some improvement. My first order arrived with the lamp "shade" crushed, and I had to have it replaced.

Buena calidad solo q algo difícil de armar