Arcadia Pro T5 ShadeDweller-Max Kit

The Arcadia Pro T5 ShadeDweller-Max is the latest evolution in the ShadeDweller range. A 14 watt 22inch/55cm Full-spectrum+ UV-B lamp and ProT5 Kit. ShadeDweller-Max has been crafted by experts to provide optimal UV levels of around UVI 1.00-1.50 12/30 at basking for these species when living in enclosures 3'/90cm long or more. It is the perfect lamp for the most common vivarium sizes, that being 4x2x2/120cmx60cmx60cm +. ShadeDweller-Max is the perfect choice for these species where an environment has been created to allow self-regulated basking, but also poses very little risk of over exposure as the snake moves around the enclosure (transient exposure). We all know that most snakes love to climb, and we should allow this wherever possible to increase enrichment of the body and mind and to allow the animal to experience light at differing angles. ShadeDweller-Max 14w ProT5 is suitable for use with Arcadia LampGuardPro, the easy to use UV lamp cage. ShadeDweller-Max has been designed with the needs of captive snakes in mind, but this should not limit its use, it is just as much a powerful tool for some lizards and amphibians living in larger enclosures that fall into Zone 1-2 and are able to safely climb to self-regulate.

Arcadia ShadeDweller-Max 2.5% UVB,  22", 14 Watt

The Arcadia ShadeDweller 2.5% UV Lamp is the replacement lamp for the ShadeDweller ProT5 Max Kit. A standard output T5 lamp that draws just 14 Watts but is over twice as bright as our 8 Watt ShadeDweller lamp. This increase in brightness or 'lumen output' includes the whole spectrum of the lamp, even UV. As such to hit the target UVI of 1.00-1.50 at 12inch/30 to basking, this clever lamp only requires 2.5% UV-B within the total spectrum of the lamp. So, if you were wondering why the ShadeDweller 8w lamp has 7% UV-B and ShadeDweller-Max only 2.5% UV-B, to achieve a very similar result, then this is your answer, the lamp itself is more powerful over the whole spectrum of the lamp, so to reach optimal UVI at the target distance the % if UV-B is reduced, the resulting UVI however is very similar in both cases. ShadeDweller-Max is suitable for use with almost all species of snake within their own UVI requirements and distance to basking. Please check our 'lighting guide' for more detail. ShadeDweller-Max is suitable for use with Royal/ball pythons and other pythons species, corn snakes, king snakes, milk snakes, rat snakes and other colubrid's, garter snakes, hognose snakes, Boas and mangrove snakes.