I'm Bob MacCargar, owner of Reptile UV. I personally designed these lamps for my own animals and rehabilitation work. You have my personal guarantee that these truly are the world's best reptile UV lamps. I am constantly researching to improve ReptileUV products and to bring new innovations to improve life for the reptiles in our care.
If you or your reptile are not completely satisfied, contact me through our website and I will do my best to make it right. I've been keeping reptiles since I was eight years old (1961). My father was a long time rehabilitator of avian species. He was a self taught nutritionist as well. He died last year at 77 years old riding his motorcycle when a dog ran out in front of him.
If you or your reptile are not completely satisfied, contact me through our website and I will do my best to make it right. I've been keeping reptiles since I was eight years old (1961). My father was a long time rehabilitator of avian species. He was a self taught nutritionist as well. He died last year at 77 years old riding his motorcycle when a dog ran out in front of him.
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Besides the addition of many new products we will enlarge this site to have a collection of information articles and facts that will help you understand how to create a mini ecosystem. We will answer questions such as "how hot will your bulb get?" "How much UV does my reptile require?" "Why can't I just use ordinary commercial mercury vapor bulbs from the store"?
ReptileUV, the home of, and only place with the one year warranty on Mega-Ray (excluding the 275watt bulb)! Why settle for less? To place an order you'll need to log in or register for a membership here. Don't worry, your information will be safe with us! We do not provide or sell the personal information of our customers.
We Know we have the world's best lighting and we want to have the best customer service too! Please direct your email to the proper department for fastest service. We are growing rapidly and want all our customers to be happy. We need you Transaction ID #, or your email that was used to make the order and the date the order was made.
20% discount because of the New Year! Just place the code 2016TkU at check out and receive the 20% discount on everything in your cart! We so much appreciative what all of loyal clients and new friends have done. We are the ones that developed this design to get the huge amount of sick animals that came our way because of poor UVB lighting and poor info when we were just independent researchers rescuers and rehabers.
Our 160 watt Mega-Ray emits about 150microwatts at 18 inches on the average. This is about the same as 9:30-10 in the morning when iguanas would naturally be sunning them selves. As it gets hotter towards the middle of the day, most reptiles escape the heat and retreat to the shade.
Interestingly, the reflective UVB in the shade can anywhere from 75-250 microwatts depending where they are so our "narrow flood" Mega-Ray allows the reptile to photo-regulate as it would in nature.The average UVB from a fluorescent bulb is anywhere from 12-20 microwatts at 12 - the same as around 6:30AM in the tropics.
Interestingly, the reflective UVB in the shade can anywhere from 75-250 microwatts depending where they are so our "narrow flood" Mega-Ray allows the reptile to photo-regulate as it would in nature.The average UVB from a fluorescent bulb is anywhere from 12-20 microwatts at 12 - the same as around 6:30AM in the tropics.
Reviews (3)
Jen S.
Sep 12, 2017
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I should have read the reviews before ordering. Returned a bulb, in proper form, never used (tortoise passed away before it arrived), according to all of the requirements on their website and nothing. For 3 months. Nearly impossible to reach the owner. Several emails and FB messages went unanswered. Clearly they have no idea about customer service or don't care about their customers. Don't waste your money!
Peter S.
Jun 19, 2014
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Like the poster above we ordered a Self Ballasted Mega-Ray 100 Watt bulb for our bearded dragon in Nov 2010. The bulb lasted approximately 1 month. After numerous phone calls, assurances that they would send out a replacement bulb, that they were getting a different manufacturer of bulbs we have yet to receive any replacement bulb, it is now the end of May 2011!! Attempts to contact Bob M have been futile as his voice mail box is full and each time you talk to a staff member your fed the same line apologizing and yet a bulb still does not ever show up on your doorstep. We had to buy another
K. A.
Apr 08, 2011
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They are a very small business that I was looking forward to buying from. I read good product reviews for their bulbs on a few reptile blogs.
I bought a Mega-ray 100w Self Ballasted bulb from these guys about 3-4 months ago for my bearded dragons. The bulb didn't work. So I called the number on the box and the person I talked to asserted that there was no way that the problem could have been because of them. It must have been from the bustling during the shipping process.
He was nice enough and told me that they would send me a new bulb without making me send the broken bulb back
I bought a Mega-ray 100w Self Ballasted bulb from these guys about 3-4 months ago for my bearded dragons. The bulb didn't work. So I called the number on the box and the person I talked to asserted that there was no way that the problem could have been because of them. It must have been from the bustling during the shipping process.
He was nice enough and told me that they would send me a new bulb without making me send the broken bulb back
