Listen I have been dealing with collareds for several years, if you have Beardies, or some other lizard, I don't mean this conversation to apply to those species. Over the years I have come to a gut feeling or conclusion having observed many collared lizard species in captivity, I suspect that some of our lighting we use may be hazardous to the eyes of Collareds? Does anyone remotely have an inclination about this. I have used the florescent 10.0. I moved away from the mercury vapor spot type of bulb, but I may drop my light choice down to a 7.0. Over the years I have bred and grown up many species of lizards on 5.0 and 7.0 bulbs, I am not saying the other choices don't apply to other species, but I think its more important to have the right incandescent lighting and temps and supplement in conjunction with a UVB bulb, preferably for me that would be a florescent, that just my choice and not putting anyone down. Most of my lizards I put out in the natural sunlight, but some of my babies I raise in artificial light. Does any one have an inclination about this? I know that lower rated bulbs do just fine with many South Western desert lizards as I have bred horned lizards, racerunners, Orcutti swifts, you name it. But I have also noted that some lizards actually shy away form UVB spot bulbs and I have noted that colalred lizards do get issues with their eyes. Maybe you think I'm off on this, thats o.k., I just know that the hype about some of these bulbs are questionable in the face of being able to breed many different species on a lower level UVB bulb, coupled with a little supplementation and proper lighting and heat in the cage. I am intersted in anyone ideas.....
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