Arcadia LampGuardPro 20" – Reptile UVB Lamp Guard

Why use a guard

A light mounted inside the cage is closer to your animal and loses nothing to a screen top, which is why we fit lights inside our PVC enclosures. The catch is that snakes, geckos, chameleons, and frogs can often reach it by climbing décor, backgrounds, or cables, and a snake may coil around a bare fixture. A guard keeps the animal off the lamp and keeps the lamp safe from the animal.

Arcadia chose the mesh size, shape, and finish to let as much light through as it can. Ordinary hardware mesh can block a lot more light and UV.

Size and fit

Arcadia lists this size for 15 W T8 lighting. Fixtures vary between makers and generations, so measure the outside of your whole fixture and compare it with the inside of the guard before you order. Wattage alone does not settle the fit, and not every LumenIZE or ProT5 fixture fits this size.

Fitting it

1. Switch off the light and let it cool.

2. Hold the guard over the fixture so it covers the whole lamp, and check it clears the mounting clips and cable connections.

3. Fix it to the ceiling or wall of the enclosure at its four fixing points with the four screws included. Check first that they suit the thickness of your panel and that no tip will poke through where your animal can reach, and use other screws if your surface needs them.

4. Run the cable out through one of the cable entry points, and secure it where your animal cannot climb or pull on it.

5. To change a lamp later, remove two screws and swing the guard open on its hinges.

6. Close the guard securely, then check the UV index where your animal basks with the guard in place. Any mesh cuts some UV, so do not rely on readings taken without it.

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