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[QUOTE="Taterbug, post: 1653489, member: 71213"] I think that really depends on how you furnish your habitat ;) the author mentions that as well - that T8 lighting really almost necessitates the lack of hides/shade whereas with T5 lights they should be encouraged. It's my personal take on it that we should give the dragon the opportunity to have a resource but not mandate it's use. The high power lighting really gives us more options as keepers since now we can provide a wider range of microclimates. Pepper photoregulates a lot more now with the T5 lighting. He will "bask" either completely or partly under the cover of his basking rock where the heat is still significant but the UVB is reduced. He also perches happily at his UVI 6 area. I'm not sure how able bodied Dundee is, not all setups are applicable to all dragons. Ones with disabilities or convalescing probably need special consideration to their environment too. Also, these critters are from an incredibly UV intense area. Keeping in mind it is winter in Australia today's UVI estimate is around 5-9 across the wild habitat. The summer index is 11-14+. Even in the morning/afternoon when dragons will do more of their basking the values are going to be higher than we may expect. [url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/uv-index/index.jsp]http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/climate_averages/uv-index/index.jsp[/url] [/QUOTE]
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