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I purchased the bulb and the floor lamp. The problem is that the floor lamp is not tall enough to go over the top of his cage. Are there any other type of lamps that I can use this bulb in? I have seen this type of lamp and was wondering if it was just as good as the Avian Sun lamp. http://www.windycityparrot.com/Bird-Cage-Lighting-Parrots.html

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I put the lamp on top of a footstool so it would shine down on the top of Gil's cage. We have a playtop on her cage and she is out all day so the one that clamps up there would have a danger of her biting through the cord. I'm glad you brought this topic up though, I needed a reminder to change out our bulb.

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I took the arm off the stand and mounted it on the wall where I needed it. I really don't know about the one in the link you posted. When I was researching before I bought mine, there are many contradictory statements and web references about all of the avian lights available.

 

Another thing, the Avian Sun bulb works in a standard socket.

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Thank you all for your information. I am soo glad I joined this group. I will find something to place the lamp on so it will go over the top of his cage. Right now I have it over my Sun Conures cage and I think I will be purchasing another lamp/bulb for Phoenix's cage. I wasn't sure if you could use the bulb in any lamp so I am glad that I have that option. I was quite surprised at the cost for the bulb. I paid about $19. I found other sites that they were much more expensive.

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Same thing happened with a different item my sister and I were ordering on Amazon for my mom. She sent me the link and asked me to order it (she listed the price). When I pulled it up, it was $2 higher. I called her and she went and looked again. Even after clearing the cache, the prices were different on her computer and mine. Odd indeed!

 

I've been replacing mine yearly. Guess I need to do it even more often!

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Right now I am sharing the light between Phoenix and my Sun Conure until I can order another one or figure out a light that will go over the top of Phoenix's cage. I have never heard Phoenix growl until I was putting the light together. He was petrified. I slowly introduced it back to the room and they both seem ok with it now.

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After learning more each day about caring for Alex and Rocco I have been reading the posts about lighting. Both of their cages have a play area on top with a tray. Does the light have to shine down on them or can it be on the side? If it should shine down what does everyone do with the tray on top? Should i remove the tray in the morning when I go to work and they are in their cages and put the tray back in and remove the light when I get home and let them out? or just remove the tray all together? I thought the idea of the top tray was to keep them from pooping thorough the cage and onto the toys

 

Looking for some advice. Also how far from the top of the cage should the light be?

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The instructions with the bulb should tell you what distance it needs to be from them. There is also a "burn-in" period with the bulbs that calls for a different distance, so read the instructions carefully. In my situation, placement of the bulb is difficult too. I put it 18 inches from one of Timber's favorite perches. However, his cage is very large and he moves all over it. I'm not sure how much time he gets under the light with the proper distance, but we all do the best we can!

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I did a lot of research on lighting when I created a planted aquarium three yrs. ago. Lighting is very important for the plants obviously but you also have to take into consideration with the depth of water. I have a large deep tank. As soon as light hits the surface it starts becoming less effective. First I purchased florescent lighting (5000 kelvin daylight bulbs) but wasn't satisfied because it made everything in the tank seem so flat and two dimensional. Then I moved on to metal halide lighting. Beautiful, the water shimmered and the plants loved it. It was very expensive, very hot, and used up a lot of electricity. Then, I checked out 5000k, 850 lumen, daylight led bulbs. I loved it. No more heat and it only used 15 watts of electricity and the tank shimmered beautifully just like with the halide lighting. More importantly, the plants go crazy with growth. Now, they say that the led's do not emit the uv rays but, I don't know, it makes my plants grow. I've been using those with the birds as well. The bulbs are kind of expensive (about 30 bucks each) but they last a lot longer and emit the full color spectrum a lot longer than florescent or halide. Worth a look anyway.

 

Also, they will screw into any fixture that takes a regular bulb and is big enough for the diameter of the bulb. You can also get ones that are dimmable.

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