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FR
at Wed Jan 26 17:01:57 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
Please consider this. Would you recomend beginers to spend their limited funds on bigger, better cages and provide more food, or buy a $50 litebulb that is no different then a $5 one?
In most cases here in the States, this is what its boiled down to. Pet shops and other retail outlets, attempt to sell these bulbs as "Needed" when in all reality, they are not "needed".
If a keeper perfers the way a monitor looks under these type of lites and they can afford it, then by all means go for it.
Heres a little story, about 5 years ago(guess) we had this same discussion. It got me to thinking. So I made a rough estimate on what it would of cost me to use these bulbs. At the time, I had about 80 or 90 cages under litebulbs. If I would had used UV bulbs, up to that point, and under their intented lifespan, I would have spent about $2.5 million(US) on the bulbs alone.
The point here is, Its not needed. The question is always, is it "needed". The answer, no its not. If the question was, is UV an option, then the answer would be, yes its an option.
Its my personal opinion, that monitors avoid UV. Both in captivity and in nature.(we could discuss that if you like) They only expose themselves to UV when body temps are low and their is no other option. Thanks FR
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RE: Lets look at this another way - FR, Wed Jan 26 17:01:57 2005