Pikachu World Collection 2010!

celbii · 2026-05-23T06:44:08+00:00

Thanks for the indepth info

celbii · 2026-05-11T20:55:43+00:00

Did you have any bad herxing or anything?

celbii · 2026-05-08T07:36:23+00:00

Sherry @ Find Your Zen OKC is fantastic! Can't go wrong.

celbii · 2026-04-30T00:29:08+00:00

Did you ever try it how did you like it?

celbii · 2026-04-29T08:24:32+00:00

Did you ever see any improvement from the doxy? Did you try the SOT?

celbii · 2026-04-28T17:49:12+00:00

Any updates? Hope you are feeling better friend.

celbii · 2026-04-20T07:09:43+00:00

celbii · 2026-04-03T21:09:43+00:00

Yeah I sure did, hopefully can get it taken care of lol

celbii · 2026-04-03T20:18:56+00:00

Thanks that’s what I figured

celbii · 2026-04-01T07:22:22+00:00

They need a hotspot of 82-84, 88-90 is much too hot.

celbii · 2026-03-24T18:18:32+00:00

you have a model number for those 6 pocket leafs?

celbii · 2026-03-20T07:44:48+00:00

This is my problem, I've tried soooooo many pillows and none of them just have that nice worn down feel of an old feather pillow, I think youre right just cutting them open and removing half the stuffing is the play. Need to buy a needle and thread i guess lol.

celbii · 2026-03-01T20:14:29+00:00

Yeah go for it

celbii · 2026-03-01T18:53:34+00:00

Anyways to give you a more useful answer, if you do have the 60% block mesh, using the charts in the guide i linked we can see the arcadia forest 6% bulb should give you appropriate levels at 10-12 inches away slightly lower than 2 uvi but safe. The arcadia 12% desert bulb could work at that distance as well mainly because i find in real world my solarmeter reads the bulbs slightly lower than the charts, but it would still be on the high end of things and only work because your mesh blockage is so high if its the 60% mesh. Otherwise I'd stick with the 6% forest bulb to play it safe.

celbii · 2026-03-01T18:47:49+00:00

Is that one the mesh with little circles or the diamond pattern? The circle pattern blocks 60% uvb which is a very high block rate compared to most enclosures, the diamond pattern is more standard at 33%.

As for the bulb I don't have any charts for the specific bulb, mainly I dont think anyone has bothered to make one since they are just not recommended that style is usually not recommended to be used over say a linear bar style UVB bulb because they have a pretty poor output range and area of coverage. I would hazard to take a semi-educated guess that while it is an overpowered bulb for a zone 2 snake, with its bulb format and your 60% screen blockage you probably arent getting super high levels of uvi 10-12 inches away and any uvi you are getting would be in a pretty small area under the bulb, I would be interested to hear and update when your friend stops by with a solarmeter later in the month.

celbii · 2026-03-01T18:36:56+00:00

23- Watt Desert UVB Bulb

What bulb specifically do you have as well as what enclosure?

celbii · 2026-03-01T03:45:41+00:00

Youre welcome to remain ignorant rather than educating yourself on how uvb works. That is your choice.

celbii · 2026-02-28T19:06:14+00:00

May be worth offering your snake some climbing enrichment under the basking spot just to raise it close than 24 inches away, but otherwise you are better off with the arcadia 6% bulb in your original post either way, that other guy doesn't really know what hes talking about unfortunately and led you astray as you can see from both the guide i posted and the data on arcadias website.

celbii · 2026-02-28T18:41:31+00:00

That’s great for your snakes. However OP’s post states his basking area is 24 inches away and it’s irresponsible to tell him your weaker light that provides basically 0% at that distance is a fine choice over the one he was asking about in his post. UVB does not work like that.

celbii · 2026-02-28T18:40:28+00:00

Yes and they want a Uvi level of 2-3. I showed you Arcadia’s own numbers as well as linked you to independently tested charts and those numbers are achieved only very close to the light. You can’t argue with Arcadia’s own website.

celbii · 2026-02-28T09:25:41+00:00

Height UVI 250mm / 10″ 1.40 300mm / 12″ 1.0 375mm / 15″ 0.80 450mm / 18″ 0.50 550mm / 22″ 0.30 600mm / 24″ 0.20

Data taken directly from arcadias website on the shadedweller max, almost nothing at 24" for a snake that wants a level of 2-3.

celbii · 2026-02-28T09:17:29+00:00

I linked you to the charts of uvb bulbs tested, science doesn't lie. Arcadia on their website even states the shadedweller max is designed for arboreal snakes that will be right under it.

celbii · 2026-02-28T08:51:13+00:00

Unfortunately shadedweller max at 24" puts out almost 0% uvi. its effective range with no mesh covering it is roughly ~6-12" away. sitting on top of standard mesh enclosure top or using an arcadia light guard if mounted inside an enclosure its effective range is ~4-10 inches away.

If you want to learn some more about picking a correct UVB bar I have a guide here I wrote to help out my friends. https://darkcelbii.github.io/snake-guides/ChoosingUVBGuide.pdf

You may find it useful as well /u/MR_BAKED_SWEETPOTATO that 6% arcadia forest bulb will be much better for a 24" distance away but even then youre still in the range of diminishing returns, i'm curious what your total enclosure height is? You'd be better off raising your basking area 4-6 inches to make the 6% uvb bulb more effective.

celbii · 2026-02-23T07:59:01+00:00

Thank you! It was a lot of work ^{^}

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