I had to move into an appartment that gets no direct sunlight. I have no idea what I can do to get my Jacksons Cham the sunlight he is used to. I used to leave him in his basking cage for about 10 hrs of direct sun a week.
I bought the new Arcadia 7% UVB incandecent bulb and he has a Reptisun 5.0 12" bulb as well. I have been also using a ZooMed Powersun MV bulb for about an hour a day.
Will he still need natural sun or is there an artificial way to get him the UVA & UVB he needs? ANy Ideas?
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Do you have to have direct unfiltered sunlight?
OttoNLucy
Oct 14, 2003 06:02 PM
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TylerStewart
Oct 14, 2003 06:41 PM
Your setup sounds fine. Chameleons don't NEED sunlight. It's just nice to have. Often sick or recovering chameleons benefit the most from it, but other that that, it's just a bonus and kinda gets them a little boost. If possible, find a way to give a few hours a week of sunlight and other that that, use the UVB bulbs and give them some small form of D3 once a week. You said Jackson's right? Maybe every other week.
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Tyler Stewart
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