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Posted by: bradtort at Fri Jan 27 13:12:11 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bradtort ]  
   

Maybe, soon.

I've found UV lights to have little value. I always use "full spectrum" or "sunshine" fluorescent tubes from the hardware store and find that the animals are active, healthy and breeding. I also try to get them out into the sun a few hours a week in warm weather. I use a reptarium for that. That may be hard to do with these guys - too fast!

Bright light and a little d3 supplementation seems to do the trick. The compact fluorescent bulb is very bright. I think the bulb I'm using is a "cool white". I should dig around for something advertised as full-spectrum or natural light. If I can't find anything like that I'll throw an 18" sunshine tube on there to add a touch of UV.


   

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