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zach_whitman
at Wed Feb 13 22:54:04 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by zach_whitman ]
Surprised that no one brought this up...
The level of UV light in your little tubes is nothing compared to sunlight. True albinos do need to be protected from sunlight as it can burn their skin and their retinas. Thats why zoos keep albino alligators indoors. I don't think zoo med tubes can hurt anything.
And MAYBE albino herps are somewhat more sensitive to light than regular ones however I seriously doubt that a UVB bulb has the strength to actually damage a captive herp.
With all of this said the snakes we are talking about on this forum live underground and don't feel comfortable when exposed in open bright light with no escape. So the bottom line is that if you provide dark hides any snake, albino or not, should be able to choose its own level of light comfort.
Also, even albinos need to be able to metabolize vitamins. So while they need less exposure to get the same amount of D3 conversion they still need some UV light. Did you know that a human being can metabolise all the vitamin D3 we need from 15 minutes of sunlight on just your face alone? EXCEPT only if you are white! If you are dark skined you need more sunlight. In fact thats one of the theories as to why people became whiter as they migrated out of sunny africa. (This has now gotten away from Kings who obviously don't require any direct sun if they are fed a nutritious diet)
Lastly your snake was just being a baby snake. They hide. A lot. Don't take it personally.
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- Melanin. - Hollychan, Sat Feb 9 11:30:36 2008
- RE: Melanin. - antr1, Sat Feb 9 12:28:17 2008
 OK... - zach_whitman, Wed Feb 13 22:54:04 2008
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