Is there a known and generally (widely?) accepted optimum amount of UV light (both UVA and UVB light) essential to
the health and well-being of Herps in general? If yes, what is the optimum amount of UVA and UVB light for say...Green Anoles?
Please give your reply percentage wise since that's how most Reptile supply companies advertise their UV producing bulbs. I gather about 7-10% UVA is best while about 3% UVB is best. Am I correct?
Is it best to use seperate UV lights/bulbs to produce UVA and UVB light for Herps or is a single source of both UVA and UVB light best?
Offtopic a bit here. Is *both* incandescent and UV lighting essential to the health and well-being of Herps living in captivity? Why?
Is the incandescent light required as a heat source and is
that the only reason why an incandescent (regular light bulbs' light) light source is essential to the health and well-being of Herps living in captivity?
Is there any relationship between a UV bulb's wattage and the amount of UV light it produces/gives off? If yes, do you know
the formula for calculating how much wattage produces how much UV light (for both UVA and UVB bulbs)?
Do Herps get UV light only from the Sun or does moonlight also give herps some (significant and essential(?)) amount of UV light? If herps only get UV light from the Sun how would nocturnal herps be able to get UV light since they would be in hiding during daylight hours, or would they require much less UV light than non-nocturnal herps?
Peace.
