between NECESSARY and BENEFICIAL.

NECESSARY implies that UV is critical to the life of the snake. I've seen 20 year old captive snakes that have not been kept with UV lighting. If it was necessary then they obviously would not have lived 20 years.

Can it be BENEFICIAL? Maybe. But I haven't seen any proof.

Now back to the original question asked. Is it NECESSARY? Obviously not and that's the only question I addressed. Can it be BENEFICIAL? Maybe, but that is not what was asked.

Instead of asking people if they have ever seen wild boids or boids exposed to UV, why don't you explain to us the differences an expert like you have noticed. I'm clearly not an expert on the subject matter, but I can still say from my experience and other's that UV is not NECESSARY.

Now come clean. You're a sales rep for zoo-med right? lol.

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• UVB lighting - Alexcr, Mon Sep 24 00:13:00 2007
• RE: UVB lighting - edkim, Mon Sep 24 02:15:38 2007
• RE: UVB lighting - caparu, Mon Sep 24 07:03:01 2007
• RE: UVB lighting - tex959, Mon Sep 24 14:51:56 2007
• Let me explain the differences... - edkim, Mon Sep 24 18:37:05 2007
• RE: Let me explain the differences... - TnK, Mon Sep 24 19:28:41 2007
• RE: UVB lighting is for lizards - TnK, Mon Sep 24 08:37:37 2007
• RE: UVB lighting is for lizards - caparu, Mon Sep 24 09:58:26 2007
• UVB causing cataracts - AbsoluteApril, Mon Sep 24 11:01:16 2007
• RE: UVB causing cataracts - caparu, Mon Sep 24 11:52:08 2007
• Actual research on UVBs and Snakes - slyBCI, Mon Sep 24 12:32:05 2007
• RE: UVB lighting is for lizards - dberes, Mon Sep 24 17:27:13 2007
• unnecessary, if not dangerous - SnakesByDesign, Mon Sep 24 10:08:13 2007
• Ridiculous statement s - caparu, Mon Sep 24 11:29:18 2007
• RE: Ridiculous statement s - TnK, Mon Sep 24 15:18:37 2007
• glad you posted this - TenorGoddess, Wed Sep 26 21:11:46 2007
• RE: unnecessary, if not dangerous - Slithering_Serpents, Mon Sep 24 15:24:03 2007
• This is an Important issue - What about - tcdrover, Mon Sep 24 16:10:17 2007
• RE: This is an Important issue - What ab - Ophidia_Junkie, Mon Sep 24 17:21:43 2007