mesh suppliers ?

[chrisd]

Hi anyone,

Can anyone recommend anywhere fine mesh can be ordered perhaps from the internet ? I know you can get a metre square for about £4.00 from places like B&Q and garden centres but where can you buy wide rolls of it ?

And while I'm at it is there any way to tell if UV strip lights are at the end of their life ? I very occasionally use them in the greenhouse but not really continually. If you use like this then how do you know if they have been used for a year ? ( the recommended length before replacing ) Any help will be appreciated.

Chris

[viridis]

Hi Chris in the past I have used www.meshdirect.co.uk .I dont know if they are the cheapest but I found them efficient.Perhaps look at their website then have a look on Ebay.One thing that I would add is I would not go for mesh under 1/2" square as small mesh really cuts out the sunlight.This is unless you have very small lizards or lizards that climb a lot like Wall Lizards.
If you want to see your lizards better its worth painting galvanised mesh black.
It might be worth investing in a U.V. monitor.They are not cheap but nor are the ultraviolet tubes.They will tell you when to replace tubes.It is also interesting to note how little ultraviolet the tubes give out as opposed to natural sunlight.I am talking about the T8 tubes here I have not yet tried the T5s which are supposed to be better ( certainly in terms of brightness if not ultraviolet).