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Lighting/Enclosures
Are we overexposing our dragons to UV?
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[QUOTE="Claudiusx, post: 1894676, member: 31715"] Do we really need to be offering UVI ranges at the basking spot that are even close to noontime levels in the wild? In my opinion, no. Usually basking creatures retreat from the sun at noontime, and get most of their basking done in the early to mid morning, when the solar angle is at such a point where the ozone layer greatly diminishes the uvi level. If we are going to be giving them close to noon-level UVI, it should only be done for a short while IMO. I do not believe it is necessary for us to be hitting them with this much uvi for 12-14 hours a day. My statement will be in blue, Frances in red: Some discussion points from her response: I do believe it's interesting that she suggests a UVI level of 3.0 being suitable for almost all species based off of how human skin responds. We do know that lizard skin (scales) are different. But as we are breeding more and more leatherbacks and trans dragons, how much more different does it become? Another point she makes is that for most basking creatures, they do there basking usually early to mid-morning. -Brandon [/QUOTE]
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