I just met a local breeder who told me he has been keeping and breeding veiled chameleons for more than 25 years and he claims he has tried using UV lighting for them off and on throughout the years and said that it really has made no differences in the health of his chameleons or their offspring...he believes they need well circulated air to thrive but not UV.



He offers them three crickets each per day as well as ficus and pothos...the crickets are also dusted with a vitamin supplement each time they are fed.



Has anyone else heard of this??? Not using UV??? I thought they would die without it...any comments??? suggestions???
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Chris



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• A BREEDER THAT DOESN'T USE UV LIGHTING>>>>>>>READ ON>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&g - cv768, Tue Dec 16 20:04:43 2003
• UV is an ABSOLUTE must have! period np - compasscreek, Tue Dec 16 20:07:30 2003
• Well, it is NOT a must...but.... - eric adrignola, Wed Dec 17 09:16:11 2003
• Yup...this is the aforementioned esteemed one...Mr. Eric.G....LOL...NP - chameleoncrow, Wed Dec 17 13:01:48 2003
• I meant Eric .A......typo!!....NP - chameleoncrow, Wed Dec 17 13:02:49 2003
• Well, it was a time of ignorance... - eric adrignola, Wed Dec 17 14:18:56 2003
• RE: Well, it is NOT a must...but.... - kah2658, Sat Dec 27 02:34:17 2003
• Can you justify that claim??? Why are they a must???.....n/p - cv768, Wed Dec 17 23:34:27 2003
• acually yes i have. - chamsrcool, Tue Dec 16 20:18:32 2003
• RE: acually yes i have. - chameleoncrow, Tue Dec 16 21:37:02 2003
• He does dust the crickets with a vitamin powder...whether d3 is there???np - cv768, Tue Dec 16 23:40:17 2003
• So should we really be wasting our money on UV lighting then???......np - cv768, Wed Dec 17 16:45:54 2003
• RE: So should we really be wasting our money on UV lighting then???......np - Carlton, Wed Dec 17 22:15:34 2003
• this is true....but they get pricey when you start breeding...n/p - cv768, Wed Dec 17 23:33:06 2003
• RE: this is true....but they get pricey when you start breeding...n/p - ChrisAnderson, Thu Dec 18 09:45:58 2003
• Excellent point....i'm just curious.....thanks........n/p - cv768, Thu Dec 18 11:54:29 2003
• RE: this is true....but they get pricey when you start breeding...n/p - Carlton, Fri Dec 19 19:00:56 2003
• RE: this is true....but they get pricey when you start breeding...n/p - Carlton, Fri Dec 19 19:08:23 2003