I use to breed giant day geckos for a short period. I sold 2 to a friend. He bought a 10% UVB bulb for the day geckos that do require UV light, and of course the middle of the UVB spectrum.

in 2 months or so both geckos were "sun burned". Those are his words. I'm not sure if that is technically correct. But I think it is a clear example of to much of anything can be bad. It took many sheds to gain make their looks.

Although those lizards require it, and they probable see stronger UVB and UVA in the wild, they are also not confined to a tiny tank in captivity. In the wild herps can go in and out of sunlight as they please for the most part. But since only a few snakes have been "suspected" (covering thine arse there) of requiring UV, why use a UVB on a snake?

Tanning in the wild? I'll keep my personal interest on that topic to woman on the beach!

P.S. It's somewhat related, and not to many sun burnt herp topics come up in here.

P.S.S. Now this is sun burned



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Thanks for reading.
Big Tom

www.HerpZillA.com

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• Do Snakes Tan? - Rivets55, Wed Feb 6 11:59:46 2008
• RE: Do Snakes Tan? - tspuckler, Wed Feb 6 12:19:47 2008
• RE: Do Snakes Tan? - Rivets55, Wed Feb 6 13:30:14 2008
• RE: Do Snakes Tan? - DonSoderberg, Wed Feb 6 15:21:28 2008
• RE: Do Snakes Tan? - sheshanaga, Wed Feb 6 22:31:37 2008
• RE: Do Snakes Tan? - tspuckler, Thu Feb 7 07:43:06 2008
• My 1 cent worth. On UVB and herps - HerpZillA, Thu Feb 7 02:38:12 2008
• Thank you, Tom . . . - DonSoderberg, Thu Feb 7 08:18:02 2008
• Thanks E1... - Rivets55, Thu Feb 7 16:50:49 2008