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PGoss
at Thu Jun 21 23:08:02 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PGoss ]
Boas do not need "full spectrum" lighting. Depending what you read, some consider full spectrum lighting as lighting with UVA, others UVA and UVB. Most reptile incandescent bulbs will provide UVA. The only bulbs that realease UVA and UVB are compact fuorescent, fluorescent, and mercury vapor bulbs. Many lizards and tortoises benefit from UVB. It allows their bones to develop properly by allowing them to metabolize calcium properly. UVA is a spectrum of light that allows some reptiles to see more effectively.
There is some research that suggest full spectrum (UVA and UVB) lighting may help boas recover from respiratory infections. Other than this, if it proves to be true, boas have no need for full spectrum lighting. While full spectrum lighting may provide benefits for boas, the vast majority of boa keepers and breeders do not use it.
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Phil Goss
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