I just bought one of these to use on my bearded dragons cage I was wondering if this bulb speeds up growth?Also does it have to be directly over my dragon in order for him to benefit from it?
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pacman101
Dec 26, 2003 07:38 PM
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clickman
Dec 26, 2003 07:39 PM
Well... If you don't have it, your beardie will get metabolic bone disease. So, yeah, you need it for proper growth. Needs to be within 12" (really 12-16", but I use 12" to be safe) to give enough off.
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0.0.1 Bearded Dragon (Zeo)
0.2.0 Leopard Geckos (Vienna, Chomps)
1.0.0 Golden Retriever, Rocky, 10 years young
pacman101
Dec 26, 2003 08:04 PM
First off before I bought the light I was using calcium dust with d3 so its not like I was abusing the guy just to let you know.
trevoro
Dec 26, 2003 08:43 PM
but you need UVB for the D3 to metabolize the calcium.
it's good that you got the bulb though.
LdyPayne
Dec 27, 2003 12:56 PM
That isn't completely true, if i remember correctly. UVB is needed to produce vitamine D3 in a bearded dragon's body. Supplimenting D3 into the dragon's diet ensures there is enough D3 to metabolize what calcium the dragon eats. There is still alot of debate whether a dragon can be healthy and fit using supplimented D3 alone instead of a UVB bulb. Personally I haven't been able to prove this can be done so use both methods to ensure all bases are covered.
Having a UVB bulb does, however, bring out alot more colour in a dragon then a regular light alone. This is something I have noticed personally. Once when I take my dragon out into natural sunlight in the summer and then when I switched from Repti-glo 5.0 bulb to a 8.0 bulb.
