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I believe all manufactures of MV bulbs say the bulb need to be straight down. My suggestion is to buy the 160 watt bulb and see what temps you get thru out the cage. You might not need a second heat source if the enclosure is indoors. Another factor that will effect temp in the enclosure is how much ventilation. If the top of the cage is wire screening, heat loss with be dramatic... no ventilation holes in a wood cage with a glass front will overheat the tegu... see where your enclosure is at first with the temp on both sides than make adjustments with the height of the basking area and/or add/reducing the heat loss thru the vents.

[QUOTE="AvaHal12, post: 78760, member: 2206"] I believe all manufactures of MV bulbs say the bulb need to be straight down. My suggestion is to buy the 160 watt bulb and see what temps you get thru out the cage. You might not need a second heat source if the enclosure is indoors. Another factor that will effect temp in the enclosure is how much ventilation. If the top of the cage is wire screening, heat loss with be dramatic... no ventilation holes in a wood cage with a glass front will overheat the tegu... see where your enclosure is at first with the temp on both sides than make adjustments with the height of the basking area and/or add/reducing the heat loss thru the vents. [/QUOTE]

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