ok, so is it true garter and water snakes require UV light for processing vitamin D? I have heard yes and no from experienced snake keepers
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
rehashing old debate...UV light
wolfpackh
Apr 30, 2007 02:11 PM
Replies (3)
ssssnakeluver
Apr 30, 2007 07:28 PM
I have never used them and my garters have done just fine. snakes don't really need it.
wolfpackh
May 01, 2007 10:16 AM
thanks for the feedback. how many species of garters do you have?i have a chicago garter and a couple of radix. dont want much more although a checkered garter, black-neck, or texas garter would be cool additions.
ssssnakeluver
May 01, 2007 06:29 PM
I have a variety, wandering garters (t e vagrans), valley garters (t s fitchi), plains (t radix), easterns (t sirtalis sirtalis), northwesterns (t ordinoides)red sided (t sirtalis parietalis). I have a couple albino radix, melanistic easterns, orange yellow and silver easterns...
