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staticx Jun 24, 2007 10:50 AM

i want to get a tokay gecko buy am
wondering if they benefit from uvb at all.

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BlakeDeffenbaugh Jun 25, 2007 08:20 PM

Tokays do not NEED UV. You can put UV on them but its not a big deal unless you have live plants in the tank. I use a heat lamp and UV lights but I use live plants in my tanks too.

EvilMorphgod Jun 29, 2007 08:00 PM

>>Tokays do not NEED UV. You can put UV on them but its not a big deal unless you have live plants in the tank. I use a heat lamp and UV lights but I use live plants in my tanks too.

I do think they LIKe UVB...mine will bask under 20 watt UV B spiral bulbs...but many of mine do not have one and do fine.

Kevin
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