Zilla Heat & UVB Basking Fixture Small

not so good for a red eared-slider turtle, ok for lizards

Light works great and saves space.

Only one on/off switch but it has two lights. Bulbs sold separately.

Do not Buy this if your Tank is 20 Gallons or More!!! I also wouldnt recommend this if you have a Bearded Dragon. The UVB light doesnt cover enough of the tank. You should buy a Hood that is the length of your Tank and Reptisun 10.0 HO UVB or Reptisun 5.0 UVB. I bought this Zilla Combo and its a waist of money!!!!!!!! I promise your Reptile will be very very happy with the Reptisun bulbs! Make sure you change the reptisun bulb every year or sooner! I hope this helps!

Dinged box, also bought a halogen light because no lights included and it never worked so it may be damaged. Not surprised just disapointed.

It’s great for the winter when our tortoise doesn’t go outside. Lays flat, needs a heat barrier like a screen to sit on. Gets very hot, need a towel to turn off the daytime bulb, it should have separate switches.

It doesnt have enough heat or UV out put for anything over a 15gallon tank. Would definitely not recommend at all.

I currently have a baby softshell turtle in a 29 gallon tank. Because this tupe of tank is very tall and the water level is kept low I was unsure if this would be effective enough. Its been a while now, and I can say it seems to do the trick. I am using a 5W UVB bulb and 25W mini heat bulb. So far this setup keeps a constant 75 degree water temp with a basking spot around 82 degrees about 15 below the light. I have never actually seen this turtle bask, but its there if he wants to. I also picked up a 50W mini heat bulb just in case the 25W currently in use isnt enough in the winter when I keep the house temp a bit cooler.

This barely gives off any heat, except through the top of the lamp. I am running a 50 watt halogen bulb and I have to run an infrared heat lamp too and my bearded dragon is only about 6 inches from the light. The advertisement for this says it is similar in output to a mercury vapor lamp but cheaper. This is not the case. After you buy the bulbs for it is within $1-$3 of the Mercury vapor light with much lower heat output. Do your reptile a favor. Get the Mercury vapor light and fixture instead. This may provide UV, but VERY LITTLE HEAT except for what goes straight up doing nothing.

The lamp holder is good, one problem, the screw that holds the front bracket (leg) is too long and will not tighten the leg in place, so to use it safely I have had to use a long shaft screw driver to hold it off the top on my tank cover, looks great LOL. I called Zilla and left a detailed message and asked for a return call. I called them 09/03/2017 and still waiting for a follow up call. I will not purchase any other products from Zilla. Amazon should check into reviews like this and if the vendors can not provide suitable customer service, should stop offering their products.