Im getting a yellow ackie tommarow,(adult female) And i have a 10.0 reptisun uv ligh, never used, all the care sheets i read say no uv is needed, but will it hurt? the cage is kinda dark, and i wanted to know if i could use it.
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Yellow Ackies and UV
ball_man45
Dec 13, 2005 08:39 PM
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flavirufus
Dec 13, 2005 09:14 PM
no it wont hurt. Reptisuns, or any uv bulbs for that matter bring out the colors very nicely. i always use one just for extra light.
ball_man45
Dec 13, 2005 09:24 PM
Alright, great, ill use it. I cant wait until tommarow morning, thats when she comes!!! was 150 shipped a good price for a yearling female yellow?
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flavirufus
Dec 13, 2005 10:00 PM
thats as low as a good price for babies, now all you need is a male
ball_man45
Dec 13, 2005 10:10 PM
Maybe down the road i might consider breeding, but not right away. Thanks for the help!
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grayada1
Dec 14, 2005 08:18 AM
Im not sure of any scientific data on this but a couple on this forum have warned that the constant UV can cause blindness. Theere are alternatives to use that dont give off UV just to brighten the cage. Personally since I know that ackies dont need it and theres a chance it could hurt them I dont use one....although I bought one from the petstore lol. You have to decide what you want I just wanted to give you another opinion.
Adam
reptilicus
Dec 14, 2005 07:36 PM
I know of a V. dumerilii, V. salvator and V. exanthematicus that have gone totally of partially blind, and only suspect is/was the UV lighting....
markb
flavirufus
Dec 14, 2005 07:43 PM
dont uv bulbs put out less uvs than the sun?
if stairing at the light is what causes it, couldent a close spot or incandesent do the same?
Im asking because I can stare at my uv florecents for long periods yet a spot or incandecent will irritate my eyes imidiatly. I would guess the same is true for monitors
JPsShadow
Dec 14, 2005 10:11 PM
Light intensity can harm your eyes but you have to look into the light to do so. You don't really have to stare into the sun (UV) to hurt your eyes.
I haven't seen my monitors staring at the light bulbs. I also haven't had a problem with blindness in any of them throughout the years. But it doesn't meen it cannot happen. I would question the accounts and see if there may have been other factors involved.
gatorhunter
Dec 14, 2005 11:23 PM
the only thing my croc does with a light is beat the crap out it, LOL. The dome actually.
