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I've seen some conflicting information- some say yes, some say no it's not needed...

Any help appreciated... Thanks

Joseph

The Naturalistic Vivarium

Joseph,

This a very good question. However, it is a very loaded question. I have done some reading up on this very issue but I wouldn't feel confident with the answer I gave you. What I will do is give some very good resources.
The best piece of literature I have found and would strongly suggest that every phelsuma keeper own is "Day Geckos In Captivity" by Leann and Greg Christenson. http://www.daygecko.com/index.html

Phelsumaweb is also a day gecko specific site that breeders and keepers from all over the world share experiences, opinions, products and anything else you may want to know. Check it out.
Link

lighting for geckos is completely over rated. My general rule of thumb for day geckos is- If it can keep the plants alive, then its more than enough... i had a female gold dust lay 13 good eggs so far this year and its her first breeding season. i have a 20W GE light bulb on her. The reason why people push these fancy light bulbs is because people are makin money off of them

i would disagree, by experience with my p.m. grandis, i bought 3 p.m. grandis babies at an expo, 2 were properly lighted and 1 was not.
the one that was not developed shed problems, and balance problems. it cant climb the glass, and is .33 the size of the others its same age. and it cant jump straight, it loops as it jumps
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